USS Minneapolis (CA-36)
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USS Minneapolis was a New Orleans-class cruiser built for the United States Navy before the outbreak of World War II, the second ship named for Minneapolis, Minnesota. She served in the Pacific Theate
USS Minneapolis (CA-36) at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard on 11 April 1943
Minneapolis in December 1942, showing damage received in the Battle of Tassafaronga
The Battle of Surigao Strait.
Battle of Tassafaronga
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The Battle of Tassafaronga, sometimes referred to as the Fourth Battle of Savo Island or in Japanese sources as the Battle of Lunga Point, was a nighttime naval battle that took place on 30 November 1
USS Minneapolis (CA-36)
…November to intercept a Japanese destroyer force attempting to reinforce Guadalcanal. At 23:05 the next night, she spotted six Japanese ships, and the Battle of Tassafaronga was opened by her 8.00 in (203 mm) fire. She scored many hits on the destroyer Takanami, which sank. However, the gunfire failed to sink Takanami before…
Raizō Tanaka
Carleton H. Wright
TF67 heads for Guadalcanal on November 30. Fletcher (foreground) is followed by Perkins, Maury, Drayton, and the cruisers (far distance).