The Ship That Wouldn't Die: The Saga Of The Uss Neosho - A World War Ii Story Of Courage And Survival At Sea
by Don Keith /
2015 / English / PDF
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In May 1942, Admiral Jack Fletcher's Task Force 17 closed in for
the war's first major clash with the Japanese Navy. The Neosho, a
vitally important tanker, was escorted by a destroyer, the Sims.
The ships were attacked by Japanese dive bombers, and when the
smoke cleared, the Sims had slipped beneath the waves. Scores of
sailors were killed or wounded, while hundreds bobbed in
shark-infested waters. It was the beginning of a hellish four-day
ordeal as the crew struggled to stay alive and keep their ship
afloat, while almost two hundred men in life rafts drifted away
without water, food, or shelter. Only four of them would survive to
be rescued after nine days. A tale of a ship as tough and resilient
as its crew, The Ship That Wouldn't Die captures the indomitable
spirit of the American sailor-and finally brings to the surface one
of the great untold sagas of the Pacific War.
In May 1942, Admiral Jack Fletcher's Task Force 17 closed in for
the war's first major clash with the Japanese Navy. The Neosho, a
vitally important tanker, was escorted by a destroyer, the Sims.
The ships were attacked by Japanese dive bombers, and when the
smoke cleared, the Sims had slipped beneath the waves. Scores of
sailors were killed or wounded, while hundreds bobbed in
shark-infested waters. It was the beginning of a hellish four-day
ordeal as the crew struggled to stay alive and keep their ship
afloat, while almost two hundred men in life rafts drifted away
without water, food, or shelter. Only four of them would survive to
be rescued after nine days. A tale of a ship as tough and resilient
as its crew, The Ship That Wouldn't Die captures the indomitable
spirit of the American sailor-and finally brings to the surface one
of the great untold sagas of the Pacific War.