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Availability:In StockContributor:Charles A. Lockwood, Hans Christian AdamsonSeries:Bluejacket BooksPublish date:2012-04-15Pages:243
Language:EnglishPublisher:Naval Institute PressISBN-13:9781591144670ISBN-10:1591144671UPC:9781591144670Book Category:Travel, HistoryBook Subcategory:MilitaryBook Topic:NavalSize:8.90 x 6.00 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.9017Product ID:SCJX79WPKN
Tragedy at Honda
Known to seafarers as the Devil's Jaw, Point Honda has lured ships to its dangerous rocks on California's coast for centuries, but its worst disaster occurred on 8 September 1923. That night nine U.S. Navy destroyers ran into Honda's fog-wrapped reefs. Part of Destroyer Squadron 11, the ships were making a fast run from San Francisco to their homeport of San Diego as fog closed around them. The...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Naval Institute PressISBN-13:9781591144670ISBN-10:1591144671UPC:9781591144670Book Category:Travel, HistoryBook Subcategory:MilitaryBook Topic:NavalSize:8.90 x 6.00 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.9017Product ID:SCJX79WPKN
Charles A. Lockwood, who served thirty-three years in the submarine service, retired as an admiral. Christian Adamson retired as a colonel in the Air Force. They spent years researching material for this book.
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
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