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USS Juneau (CL-52)
Career United States Navy ensign
Laid down: 27 May 1940
Launched: 25 October 1941
Commissioned: 14 February 1942
Fate: Sunk, Naval Battle of Guadalcanal 13 November 1942
General characteristics
Displacement: 6,000 tons
Length: 541 ft 6 in (165. Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, sometimes referred to as the Third and Fourth Battles of Savo Island, the Battle of the Solomons or in Japanese sources as 0 m)
Beam:   52 ft 2 in (15. 9 m)
Draft:   16 ft 4 in (5. 0 m)
Speed: 32 knots (59 km/h)
Complement: 700 officers and enlisted
Armament: 16 × 5 in guns,
  9 × 1.1 in guns
  8 × 20 mm guns;
  6 × depth charge projectors,
  2 × depth charge tracks
For other ships of the same name, see USS Juneau. The Mark 12 5"/38 caliber gun is a US naval gun The gun is installed into Single Purpose and Dual Purpose mounts used primarily by the U The term " Oerlikon 20 mm cannon " refers to a series of Autocannons based on an original designed by Reinhold Becker during World War I, and Three ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Juneau, after the city of Juneau Alaska.

The first USS Juneau (CL-52) was a United States Navy Atlanta-class light cruiser sunk at the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal in November 1942. A light cruiser is a Warship. The term is a shortening of the phrase "light Armoured cruiser " describing a small ship that carried armour in the same way The Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, sometimes referred to as the Third and Fourth Battles of Savo Island, the Battle of the Solomons or in Japanese sources as Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The five Sullivan brothers were killed as a result of its sinking. The Sullivan brothers were five siblings who all died during the same incident in World War II, the sinking of the light cruiser USS ''Juneau'' (CL-52, the vessel

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Commissioning

She was laid down by Federal Shipbuilding Company, Kearny, New Jersey, 27 May 1940, launched 25 October 1941, sponsored by Mrs. Kearny (ˈkɑɹni is a town in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Harry I. Lucas, wife of the mayor of the city of Juneau, Alaska, and commissioned 14 February 1942, Captain Lyman K. Swenson in command. Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. } Lyman Knute Swenson ( 23 October 1892 – 13 November 1942) was an American naval officer

Following a hurried shakedown cruise along the Atlantic coast in the spring of 1942, Juneau assumed blockade patrol in early May off Martinique and Guadeloupe Islands to prevent the escape of Vichy French Naval units. Martinique is an Island in the eastern Caribbean Sea, having a land area of 1128 km² Guadeloupe is an island group or Archipelago located in the eastern Caribbean Sea at, with a land area of 1628 square kilometres (629  sq Vichy France, or the Vichy regime are the common terms used to describe the government of France from July 1940 to August 1944 She returned to New York to complete alterations and operated in the North Atlantic and Caribbean from 1 June to 12 August on patrol and escort duties. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid The cruiser departed for the Pacific Theater 22 August. The Pacific Theater of Operations (PTO was the World War II military activity in the Pacific Ocean and the countries bordering it a geographic scope Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor.

Pacific theater

After stopping briefly at the Tonga Islands and New Caledonia, she rendezvoused 10 September with Task Force 18 under the command of Rear Admiral Leigh Noyes, flying his flag in Wasp (CV-7). The Kingdom of Tonga is an Archipelago in the south Pacific Ocean comprising 169 islands 36 of them inhabited stretching over a distance of about 800 kilometres (500 miles For the former North American fur-trading district see New Caledonia (Canada, and for the Scottish colony in Panama see Darien scheme. Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. Rear admiral is a Naval Commissioned officer rank above that of a Commodore and Captain, and below that of a Vice Admiral. Design Wasp was a byproduct of the Washington Naval Treaty. With the construction of and, the United States still had 15000 tons available to flesh out The following day Task Force 17, which included Hornet (CV-8), combined with Admiral Noyes' unit to form Task Force 61, whose mission was to ferry fighter aircraft to Guadalcanal. Doolittle Raid April 1942 See also Doolittle Raid Hornet arrived at Alameda California 20 March 1942. A fighter aircraft is a Military aircraft designed primarily for air-to-air combat with other Aircraft, as opposed to a Bomber, which is designed Guadalcanal (local name Isatabu) is a 2510- Square mile (6500- km²) Island in the Pacific Ocean and a province of the Solomon On 15 September Wasp took three torpedo hits from the Japanese submarine I-19, and, with fires raging out of control, was sunk at 21:00 by Lansdowne (DD-486). Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. For Combined Fleet, please see that article For Carrier Striking Task Force, please see that article A submarine is a Watercraft that can operate independently below water as distinct from a Submersible that has only limited underwater capability Operation K-1 On February 23, 1942, I-19's floatplane made a night reconnaissance over Pearl Harbor, Hawaii in support of 1942 Lansdowne first operated along the Atlantic seaboard on shakedown, antisubmarine and escort duty and attacked an enemy Submarine Juneau and screen destroyers rescued 1,910 survivors of Wasp and returned them to Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides, on 16 September. For the island in the Gulf of California see Isla Espíritu Santo. Hebrides (disambiguation New Hebrides was the colonial name for an Island group in the South Pacific that now forms the nation of Vanuatu. Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers The next day the fast cruiser rejoined Task Force 17. Operating with the Hornet group, she supported three actions that repulsed enemy thrusts at Guadalcanal: the Buin-Fasi-Tonolai Raid; the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands; and the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal (Third Savo). The Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, October 26, 1942, sometimes referred to as the Battle of Santa Cruz or in Japanese sources as the, was the fourth The Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, sometimes referred to as the Third and Fourth Battles of Savo Island, the Battle of the Solomons or in Japanese sources as

Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands

The ship's first major action was the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands on 26 October. The Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, October 26, 1942, sometimes referred to as the Battle of Santa Cruz or in Japanese sources as the, was the fourth Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death On 24 October Hornet's task force had combined with the Enterprise (CV-6) group to reform Task Force 61 under the command of Rear Admiral Thomas C. Kinkaid. Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat Initial operations Enterprise was launched on 3 October 1936 at Newport News Shipbuilding, sponsored by Lulie Swanson wife of Secretary of the Thomas Cassin Kinkaid ( 3 April 1888 &ndash 17 November 1972) was an Admiral of the United States Navy during World This force positioned itself north of the Santa Cruz Islands in order to intercept enemy units that might attempt to close Guadalcanal. The Santa Cruz Islands are a group of islands in the Pacific Ocean, part of Temotu Province of the Solomon Islands. Meanwhile, on Guadalcanal, the Japanese achieved a breakthrough along Lunga Ridge on the night of 25 October. Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a That success evidently was a signal for enemy surface units to approach the island.

Early in the morning 26 October, U. Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death S. carrier planes uncovered the enemy force and immediately attacked it, damaging two Japanese carriers, one battleship, and three cruisers. A battleship is a large heavily armored Warship with a main battery consisting of the largest Calibre of Guns Battleships were But while American aircraft were locating and engaging the enemy, American ships were also under fire. Shortly after 10:00 some 27 enemy aircraft attacked Hornet. Though Juneau and other screen ships threw up an effective AA barrage which splashed about 20 of the attackers, Hornet was badly damaged and sank the next day. Anti-aircraft warfare, or air defense, is any method of engaging hostile military Aircraft in defence of ground objectives, ground or naval forces Just before noon Juneau left Hornet's escort for the beleaguered Enterprise group several miles away. Adding her firepower, Juneau assisted in repulsing four enemy attacks on this force and splashing 18 Japanese planes.

That evening the American forces retired to the southeast. Although the battle had been costly, it, combined with the Marine victory on Guadalcanal, turned back the attempted Japanese parry in the Solomons. The Solomon Islands is a country in Melanesia, east of Papua New Guinea, consisting of nearly one thousand islands Furthermore, the damaging of two Japanese carriers sharply curtailed the air cover available to the enemy in the subsequent Naval Battle of Guadalcanal.

Naval Battle of Guadalcanal

On 8 November Juneau departed Nouméa, New Caledonia, as a unit of Task Force 67 under the command of Rear Admiral Richmond K. Turner to escort reinforcements to Guadalcanal. Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration For the former North American fur-trading district see New Caledonia (Canada, and for the Scottish colony in Panama see Darien scheme. Admiral Richmond Kelly Turner ( 27 May 1885 &ndash 12 February 1961) served in the United States Navy during World The force arrived there early morning 12 November, and Juneau took up her station in the protective screen around the transports and cargo vessels. Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days Unloading proceeded unmolested until 14:05 when 30 Japanese planes attacked the alerted United States group. The AA fire was effective, and Juneau alone accounted for six enemy torpedo planes shot down. Types The torpedo bomber first appeared during the later years of World War I. The few remaining attackers were then attacked by American fighters; only one bomber escaped. A bomber is a Military aircraft designed to attack ground and sea targets primarily by dropping Bombs on them Later in the day an American attack group of cruisers and destroyers cleared Guadalcanal on reports that a large enemy surface force was headed for the island. At 0148 on 13 November Rear Admiral Daniel J. Callaghan's relatively small Landing Support Group engaged the enemy. Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St Daniel Judson Callaghan ( 26 July 1890 &ndash 13 November 1942) was an Rear Admiral in the United States Navy who received The Japanese force consisted of two battleships, one light cruiser, and nine destroyers.

USS Juneau (CL-52)

Due to bad weather and confused communications, the battle occurred in close to pitch darkness and at almost point-blank range as the ships of the two sides intermingled with each other. During the melee, Juneau was struck on the port side by a torpedo causing a severe list, stopping her dead in the water, and necessitating withdrawal. Before noon 13 November, Juneau, along with two other cruisers damaged in the battle — Helena, and San Francisco — left the Guadalcanal area to return to Espiritu Santo for repairs. Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St For the island in the Gulf of California see Isla Espíritu Santo. Juneau was steaming on one screw, keeping station 800 yards on the starboard quarter of the likewise severely damaged San Francisco (CA-38). For other uses and meanings of "CA-38" see CA-38 (Disambiguation. She was down 12 feet by the bow, but able to maintain 13 knots. A few minutes after 11:00 three torpedoes were launched from the B1 type submarine I-26. Service The series was rather successful especially at the beginning of the war Patrols on the US and Canadian West Coast On 7 December 1941, the I-26 sank the U Juneau successfully avoided two, but the third struck her at the same point which had been damaged during the surface action. There was a great explosion; Juneau broke in two and disappeared in 20 seconds. Fearing more attacks from the I-26, the Helena and San Francisco continued-on without attempting to rescue survivors. Although the ship went down with heavy loss of life, more than 100 survivors had survived the sinking. They were left to fend on their own in the open ocean for eight days before rescue aircraft belatedly arrived. While awaiting rescue, all but 10 died from the elements and savage shark attacks, including Captain Swenson and the two remaining Sullivan brothers. Sharks ( Superorder Selachimorpha) are a type of Fish with a full cartilaginous Skeleton and a highly streamlined body The Sullivan brothers were five siblings who all died during the same incident in World War II, the sinking of the light cruiser USS ''Juneau'' (CL-52, the vessel (The other three died as a direct result of the 2nd torpedo. ) (Kurzman, 1994).

Juneau received four battle stars for World War II service.

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