DIVING TRUK LAGOON
337' (103m), 1,215-ton Destroyer was built post-World War I based on British design, and was becoming obsolete in World War II. Apparently she accidentally ran hard aground against the Kuop Atol in early February, 1944, where she was stuck. USS Intrepid, USS Essex and USS Bunker Hill aircraft attacked and their bombs shook her off the reef into deeper water where she sank on February 17, 1944. Although she suffered many casualties, the captain and 114 crewmen were rescued. She also reportedly shot down three of the 34 attacking aircraft.
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Diving Truk Lagoon
