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Nashville

Ship Designation: 
CL-43
Date Lost: 
Wednesday, December 13, 1944
Kamikaze Attack near Mindoro
While en route to participate in the invasion of Mindoro, Nashville was struck by a kamikaze off Negros Island. The aircraft crashed into her port 5-inch mount, both bombs exploding about 10 feet off the deck. ... Gasoline fires and exploding ammunition made her midships area an inferno, but although 133 were killed and 190 wounded, her remaining 5-inch guns continued to provide antiaircraft cover.

Lost At Sea Log

Number of sailors in this log: 103

Name Service Branchsort ascending
F 2c Edward Dudka USN
Sea 2c Henry Terry USN
Sea 2c Norvel Owens USN

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Prepared by CAPT R.O. Strange USN (Ret)