Great background Bob. _____
From: BVARC [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bob Hawkins via BVARC Sent: Friday, June 03, 2016 8:37 PM To: [email protected] Cc: Bob Hawkins Subject: [BVARC] The USS Cavalla- The Lucky Cavalla In anticipation of museum ships weekend tomorrow, I want to share this youtube video about the Cavalla. It turns out that the Cavalla was (at that time) the only naval vessel to have been commissioned on leap year day, February 29. On her maiden patrol Cavalla, en route to her station in the eastern Philippines, made contact with a large Japanese task force on 17 June. Cavalla tracked the force for several hours, relaying information which contributed to the United States victory in the Battle of the Philippine Sea (commonly known as the "Marianas Turkey Shoot") on 19 -- 20 June 1944. On 19 June she caught the carrier Shōkaku recovering planes, and quickly fired a spread of six torpedoes for three hits, enough to sink Shōkaku at 11°50′N 137°57′E. After a severe depth charging by three destroyers, Cavalla escaped to continue her patrol, with relatively minor damage by depth charges of Urakaze. The feat earned her a Presidential Unit Citation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=At6NshdLXXY Bob Hawkins KD5AT
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