"USS Minneapolis" Topic
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 Editor in Chief Bill   | 06 Oct 2021 8:53 p.m. PST |
"Minnie" seems like such a diminutive name for a 10,000-ton naval cruiser designed to carry up to four airplanes. But that's exactly what the crew decided to call the USS Minneapolis (CA-36) when she went into service in 1934. The USS Minneapolis was one of the most decorated Navy ships during World War II. It was also the second vessel to carry the name Minneapolis… From Hennepin History: link |
| Oddball | 07 Oct 2021 4:33 a.m. PST |
Late Uncle "Mac", passed in ‘99, was a gunnery officer on the "Minnie" and was at every battle star earned. He was career Navy and had served from Seaman to Lt. Cmdr. He joined the Navy in 1919. When the ship got its bow blown off at one night off Guadalcanal, he said it was tough as his berth was in the bow. Uncle Mac said he only had the clothes he was wearing for weeks, |
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