Twenty-Three Minutes to Eternity: The Final Voyage of the Escort Carrier USS Liscome Bay

by James L. Noles

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A long-overdue history of America's "forgotten flattop." On November 24, 1943, a Japanese torpedo plunged into the starboard side of the American escort carrier USS Liscome Bay. The torpedo struck the thin-skinned carrier in the worst possible place the bomb storage area. The resulting explosion could be seen 16 miles away, literally ripping the Liscome Bay in half and killing 644 of her crew. In terms of lives lost, it was the...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0817313699

ISBN13:9780817313692

Release Date:February 2004

Publisher:University Alabama Press

Length:250 Pages

Weight:0.05 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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History Military Naval World War II

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