{"id":80710,"date":"2018-07-22T12:08:47","date_gmt":"2018-07-22T16:08:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=80710"},"modified":"2018-07-22T12:08:47","modified_gmt":"2018-07-22T16:08:47","slug":"navy-commemorates-the-sinking-of-uss-san-diego","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=80710","title":{"rendered":"Navy Commemorates the sinking of USS San Diego"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The US Navy commemorated the sinking of the USS San Diego (ACR 6), Pennsylvania-class armored cruiser, off the coast of New York a hundred years ago last week. The ship was in route to meet up with a convoy it was to escort to Europe when an explosion occurred on the port side near the port side engine and below the waater line. <\/p>\n

The source of the explosion is still a mystery. The captain, Harley H. Christy, claimed that it was a torpedo from a German submarine, the Naval Court of Inquiry determined that it was a German mine that caused the explosion and sank the cruiser in 28 minutes.<\/p>\n

According to Wiki<\/a>, six sailors lost their lives, out of a crew of 80 officers 745 enlisted 64 Marines;<\/p>\n

Two men were killed instantly when the explosion occurred, a crewman who had been oiling the port propeller shaft was never seen again, a man was killed by one of the smokestacks breaking loose as the ship capsized, one was killed when a liferaft fell on his head, and the sixth was trapped inside the crow’s nest and drowned.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

There’s video of the ceremony at DVIDS<\/a>;<\/p>\n

The crew aboard the USNS Grasp (T-ARS-51) and Sailors assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2 participate in a wreath-laying ceremony to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the USS San Diego (ACR 6). <\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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