USS Juneau (CL-52) was a United States Navy Atlanta -class light cruiser torpedoed and sunk at the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal on 13 November 1942. In total, 687 officers and sailors, …

Aug 15, 2000 · A message from USS Helena to a nearby B-17 search plane reported that Juneau was lost at latitude 10 degrees South and longitude 161 degrees East and that survivors were …

The Juneau, like USS Indianapolis (CA-35), became part of the myth and memory of the war at sea in the Pacific. A ghostly memory of a bygone era, the last view of her was a boiling cloud …

Three Japanese destroyers conduct a coordinated torpedo attack of US Forces. One US cruiser and one US destroyer are sunk. Juneau is hit by a torpedo in her port side near forward fire …

The JUNEAU signalman was thrown about 30 feet into the air as his HELENA colleague watched in horror. No one who witnessed the explosion could believe there would be any survivors.

Nov 13, 2024 · On this day in history, the USS Juneau was sunk. However, the true tragedy lay not in the initial explosion, but in the repeated failures that cost the lives of many survivors. …

Launched 25 OCT 1941 Commissioned 14 FEB 1942 Fate: Torpedoed and sunk by Japanese submarine I-26 on 13 NOV 1942 while withdrawing after the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal. …

Mar 10, 2025 · USS Juneau (CL-52) was a United States Navy light cruiser named after the capital of Alaska. As a member of the Atlanta-class, she was built to support carrier task forces …

Built by Federal Shipbuilding Company in Kearny, New Jersey. Laid down on May 27, 1940 as an Atlanta-class light cruiser. Launched on October 25, 1941 as USS Juneau (CL-52) named for …

Description, history, and photograph (s) of Light Cruiser USS Juneau (CL-52) in WWII