She was sunk during WW2 during the Battle of the Coral Sea in May 1942.
The US Navy has been very interested in locating all WW2 warships to protect them as war graves.
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She was sunk during WW2 during the Battle of the Coral Sea in May 1942.
The US Navy has been very interested in locating all WW2 warships to protect them as war graves.
Grampa made it off, but not without significant burns from swimming through burning oil.