On Nov. 30, 1942, the USS New Orleans was in the middle of a pitched battle off of Guadalcanal. A Japanese torpedo scored a ...

USS New Orleans' bow hasn't been seen since November 1942, during the World War II Battle of Tassafaronga, offshore of Guadalcanal, when a Japanese torpedo slammed into the ship.

A team of scientists and explorers discovered the bow of the USS New Orleans off the coast of the Solomon Islands more than ...

Lost for more than 80 years, the severed bow of the legendary USS New Orleans—torn away by a torpedo in one of World War II's fiercest battles—has finally been discovered deep beneath the ...

Lost Bow of American Warship Found Eight Decades After It Was Blown Off by a Japanese Torpedo in World War II After the attack, crews sailed the USS “New Orleans” backwards for more than 1,000 ...

The USS New Orleans was at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, and responded to the Japanese air attack. Later, the vessel pulled USS Lexington sailors from the water during the Battle of the Coral Sea and ...

Note: In the interview about the USS New Orleans, we incorrectly stated that the Battle of Guadalcanal occurred more than 70 years ago. It has been over 80 years. The story has been updated. — ...

After 80 years, researchers located the bow of USS New Orleans torn off by a Japanese torpedo during a 1942 WWII naval battle that killed over 180 crew members.

On a dark night with no moon and heavily overcast skies on Nov. 30, 1942, the USS New Orleans was one of 11 cruisers and destroyers sailing in formation into ...

The Constitution was undefeated in battle and destroyed or captured 33 opponents. In 1839, a bust of Pres. Andrew Jackson was mounted on the ship’s bow, only to be sawed off by a political opponent.

A team of scientists and explorers discovered the bow of the USS New Orleans off the coast of the Solomon Islands more than 80 years after the Battle of Guadalcanal.