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Kingfisher, but was soon silenced by four circling
American fighters. The downed flier managed to paddle his raft through the breaking swells and across the reef where he collapsed from exhaustion. Lt(jg). Dana taxied between the raft and the reef and managed to pull the pilot in with a line. He took off at 09:40 and successfully returned to the task group later that morning.
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practiced shore bombardment exercises in Hawaii before departing Pearl Harbor on 2 August. While en route to Ulithi, the warship conducted a long range shore bombardment of Wake on 8 August, primarily to train her gunners for upcoming operations against Japan. After a stop at Ulithi on 12 August, she
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Biloxi then departed from Iwo Jima and headed to Ulithi for repairs. Biloxi together with her sister ships Santa Fe and Mobile protect the USS Franklin (CV-13). On 19 March 1945, Franklin was hit by 2 bombs and listed 13 degrees to starboard side. Biloxi together with her sister ships, protecting the
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American search aircraft could not find the approaching enemy carriers, the presence of reconnaissance aircraft near the American carriers indicated the Japanese had found them. Late in the morning of 19 June, the first of 14 enemy raids registered on radar and began closing the task force.
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The light cruiser screened the carriers during the landing operations on Saipan beginning on the 15th. The next day, the task group heard reports that a large
Japanese force was closing the Marianas from the Philippines. After rendezvous with the other three carrier groups about noon on 18 June, the
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crossed the equator on 20 September. According to the war diarist, "King
Neptune, Davy Jones, and all the Royal Court were received aboard and dispensed justice with their customary ruthless and bloodthirsty manner. Among the initiates was the XO, Commander E.F. McDaniel, who until today had evaded
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conducted an especially good bombardment mission during the morning of 7 September, starting numerous fires in a vehicle depot and an oil storage building. The light cruiser then took up a position to cover the carriers and screened them during air strikes against Palau between 10 and 15 September.
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and both were shot down. At least four more Judys pounced on the task group later that afternoon but all were shot down by anti-aircraft fire without inflicting any damage. These were but a small portion of the 300 or so
Japanese aircraft lost in the battle dubbed the "Great Marianas Turkey Shoot."
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launched a fighter sweep on the 31st, the cruisers closed and bombarded Chichi Jima. During that evolution, the warships were approached by a
Japanese "Betty" but they drove the bomber off with anti-aircraft fire. The next day, the warships closed Iwo Jima and fired at targets ashore. During this
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Kingfishers to rescue a pilot sighted in the water just off the southwest tip of Yap Island. One Kingfisher, flown by Lt(jg). R. Dana, spotted the pilot at 09:05 and was able to land just outside the reef line surrounding the island. A Japanese anti-aircraft gun began firing at the
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launched the first strike against
Formosa on 3 January 1945. The weather quickly worsened, however, and many of the planned attacks were canceled. The carriers steamed back south and, when the weather cleared on the 6th, blanketed Luzon with aircraft in support of bombardment and amphibious
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s starboard bow. Although the task group hoped they had avoided enemy detection, it was clear by the evening of the 21st that the
Japanese were tracking them. Starting at 23:00 that evening, and continuing until 10:00 the following morning, the task group was attacked by three waves of
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Franklin and helped saving the survivors on the carrier. Biloxi lowered her whaleboats to help the Big Ben to save 270 sailors. After this event, her captain was awarded with the Silver Star. Heavy cruiser
Pittsburgh towed the Franklin until Franklin got to Ulithi on 22 March 1945.
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The next day, the American task force discovered the Japanese carrier force had retired west during the night. Late in the day, a sighting report at 16:13 led to a last-ditch 206-aircraft strike. These aircraft caught the retreating Japanese at dusk and sank the light carrier
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area to attack aircraft factories and airfields starting on the 25th. Increasingly heavy weather limited and then canceled strikes that afternoon and the force retired south. After hitting ground installations, airfields and shipping at Okinawa, the task group split up and
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where it protected the ammunition magazines and propulsion machinery spaces. Her deck armor was 2 in (51 mm) thick. The main battery turrets were protected with 6.5 in (170 mm) faces and 3 in (76 mm) sides and tops, and they were supported by
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four-engined bomber appeared over the task group and eleven crew members bailed out. Ten were rescued in the water and, despite extensive searches, the warships did not find the eleventh man. The task group then sailed east and moored at Saipan anchorage on 4 September.
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At 04:00 the following morning, while preparing for a bombardment mission against Ani and Chichi Jima, a Japanese "Betty" closed from the stern and passed over the light cruiser. Shortly thereafter a heavy underwater explosion, probably a torpedo, detonated in
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for the troops ashore. She then shifted to harassing fire that evening. This pattern of operations continued until the 21st when 5 inch mount #6 fired into the barrels of gun mount #5, slightly injuring several sailors and destroying the latter mount.
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conducted two weeks of post overhaul checks and refresher training out of San Diego and San Clemente. These evolutions were disrupted on 14 July when a water feed line ruptured in the aft fire room, flashed into steam and burned eight men, none seriously.
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to hunt for fleeing enemy carriers, five of which are disposed of by air strikes the following day. Later that evening the American warships turned south in an attempt to catch a second group of retiring Japanese warships. Just after midnight on the 26th,
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early in the morning on 30 January. After launching her Kingfisher spotter aircraft, she carried out a neutralizing bombardment of the Japanese air base on Wotje from dawn until noon. Enemy shore batteries fired back intermittently, one of which straddled
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and covered the carriers during air strikes against Saipan and Tinian on the 12th. Several enemy raids were driven off by aircraft or shot down by anti-aircraft fire, including one Japanese aircraft shot down "in brilliant flames" by the destroyer
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began a series of intensive combat training exercises that lasted for two weeks. These covered a range of activities the crew needed to master before they were sent to war, including day and night fighting, refueling at sea, and directing
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A Japanese Maru sinking. Although the Ships Book USS Biloxi reported that this vessel and an IJN Cruiser was sunk off Okinawa 1945, the Ships History credits two identified vessels sunk by the Biloxi 4 August 1944-the IJN Destroyer
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The carriers then shifted to Formosa on 12 October for two days of heavy attacks against Japanese airfields. Just before sunset on the 13th, seven "Betty" bombers appeared out of a rain squall and rapidly closed the carriers.
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dual-purpose guns mounted in twin turrets. Two of these were placed on the centerline, one directly behind the forward main turrets and the other just forward of the aft turrets. Two more were placed abreast of the
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and conducted strikes against airfields on Formosa on 21 January. Around midday, Japanese kamikazes began attacking in increasing numbers and, in successive waves, two aircraft crashed into the carrier
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joined other warships in recovering crews from the water. After a futile stern chase of the Japanese on the 21st, the American warships gave up the pursuit and retired, arriving at Eniwetok on 27 June.
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joined TG 58.4 and sailed for operations against Iwo Jima. Following carrier-launched fighter sweeps against Japanese airfields in the Tokyo area, the task group closed Iwo Jima to support
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s wake. The blast severely shook the warship but did no damage. The bombardment mission was carried out as planned later that morning and the cruisers rejoined the carriers that afternoon.
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joined TG 38.3 for another set of air strikes against Luzon. While carrier aircraft attacked enemy coastal shipping on the 25th, the light cruiser helped the task group fight off Japanese
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On 19 February, a Japanese reconnaissance aircraft closed the task group and was shot down by anti-aircraft fire. During this action, a salvo of anti-aircraft shells landed 500 yards off
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herself lost an OS2U washed overboard. After spending the next few days searching for survivors, the light cruiser steamed to Ulithi on the 24th and remained there for the next week.
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s forward 6-inch turrets as well as her 5-inch and 40-mm batteries took five of these aircraft under fire as they passed down her port side. One aircraft broke into flames and, after
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also launched Kingfishers to fly close in anti-submarine patrol. Following the amphibious landings on Palau on the 15th, the light cruiser headed to the Admiralty Islands for upkeep.
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Departing the Philippines for Okinawa on 20 August, the light cruiser arrived there three days later and spent the next three weeks awaiting orders. Putting to sea on 16 September,
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screened the carriers as they struck airfields and other installations ashore. That morning, two Kingfishers catapulted off the light cruiser to search for a downed pilot from
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quickly followed. Though still neutral, the United States recognized that war was likely and the urgent need for additional ships ruled out an entirely new design, so the
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covered the carriers during strikes on Palau. One "Betty" was shot down as it tried to close the formation that morning. Later that night, gun crews spotted a single
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and damaged another. The American aircraft then flew east for a difficult night landing. Many were later ditched owing to darkness or lack of fuel and
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in the Caroline Islands the next day. She also observed battleships bombarding Ponape on 1 May. The warships steamed to the Marshalls, arriving in
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consolidated their positions ashore. During October, some officers from ships' company took part in inspections of surviving Japanese shipping at
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picked up passengers at Okinawa on the 11th, before sailing to Pearl Harbor and then San Francisco, arriving at the latter port on 27 November.
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warships took up a patrol station some 150 miles (240 km) west of Saipan. From that position, on the southern flank of the carrier forces,
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in support of amphibious landings made by the Northern Attack Force. She then screened three escort carriers for five days before entering
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northeast of Samar and suffered heavy damage. In addition to the loss of three destroyers, many other warships were damaged and
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fighters to intercept enemy aircraft. The ship's radars also needed to be calibrated properly. On 18 October,
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2363:Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946
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771:The two ships reached Trinidad on 3 October, and
625:The ship was armed with a main battery of twelve
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881:Marshall Islands, January–February 1944
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2382:U.S. Cruisers: An Illustrated Design History
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2308:Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
2242:Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
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1061:Following a week of upkeep,
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2101:, pp. 245–247.
1448:rest and recreation
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1067:Hollandia operation
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965:Operation Hailstone
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2592:Springfield
2052:ship's bell
1875:Ticonderoga
1813:Ticonderoga
1686:Cape Engano
1647:Bunker Hill
1626:New Orleans
1489:operation,
1474:New Orleans
1462:San Jacinto
1272:on 3 July.
1224:Bunker Hill
1151:Bunker Hill
953:Truk Lagoon
726:Fitting-out
657:The ship's
622:seaplanes.
566:gun turrets
373:floatplanes
97:9 July 1941
2894:1943 ships
2878:Categories
2823:Youngstown
2766:Wilmington
2751:Huntington
2690:Portsmouth
2627:Manchester
2620:Providence
2564:Birmingham
2543:Montpelier
2291:References
2257:9 December
1829:Pescadores
1716:Manila Bay
1534:sailed to
1486:Enterprise
1468:Enterprise
1416:Ryuko Maru
1288:Santa Fe's
1075:New Guinea
1003:Enterprise
969:Enterprise
961:New Guinea
936:Enterprise
920:Roi Island
894:Louisville
859:Louisville
849:battleship
816:, Hawaii.
794:gyroscopes
659:belt armor
578:and had a
461:of twelve
449:of twelve
283:Complement
238:Propulsion
2799:Cancelled
2744:New Haven
2729:Amsterdam
2683:Amsterdam
2676:Galveston
2634:Vicksburg
2578:Vincennes
2529:Cleveland
2521:Completed
2512:Cleveland
2087:Citations
2058:Footnotes
2041:Navy List
1907:provided
1856:Hong Kong
1763:kamikazes
1176:Conyngham
1052:Aichi D3A
845:5th Fleet
841:San Pedro
753:destroyer
710:laid down
668:barbettes
663:amidships
592:full load
547:Cleveland
531:long tons
519:Cleveland
511:Cleveland
479:, by the
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435:Cleveland
403:Cleveland
387:catapults
347:Barbettes
183:Full load
173:long tons
171:: 11,744
152:Cleveland
94:Laid down
2790:(CL-100)
2585:Pasadena
2557:Santa Fe
2536:Columbia
2444:Archived
2402:(2005).
2237:"Biloxi"
2077:calibers
2014:Hiro Wan
2010:Wakayama
2002:Nagasaki
1865:s crew.
1848:Qui Nhơn
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1642:Intrepid
1630:Franklin
1556:Franklin
1482:Franklin
1456:Franklin
1434:Eniwetok
1270:Iwo Jima
1253:Yorktown
1163:Monterey
957:Eniwetok
942:Yorktown
903:Santa Fe
853:Maryland
800:for the
790:Rockland
762:Trinidad
757:Sproston
722:launched
552:Brooklyn
425:Brooklyn
291:Armament
169:Standard
126:Stricken
102:Launched
72:City of
69:Namesake
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2780:Buffalo
2760:(CL-78)
2731:(CL-59)
2704:Atlanta
2655:Astoria
2613:Houston
2450:at the
2430:of USS
2016:as the
1819:Langley
1798:Formosa
1731:Sterlet
1709:Chikuma
1678:Musashi
1565:Sterlet
1544:Okinawa
1084:Frazier
1039:Cowpens
1025:in the
828:Wichita
764:in the
734:Captain
689:One of
543:US Navy
521:-class
455:turrets
410:of the
353:Turrets
80:Builder
40:History
34:in 1943
2815:Newark
2788:Newark
2758:Dayton
2711:Dayton
2641:Duluth
2606:Biloxi
2599:Topeka
2571:Mobile
2550:Denver
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2459:Biloxi
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2432:Biloxi
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2012:, and
1998:Biloxi
1982:Biloxi
1967:Biloxi
1959:Biloxi
1946:Vulcan
1941:Biloxi
1926:Biloxi
1917:Biloxi
1905:Biloxi
1897:Biloxi
1885:Biloxi
1880:Maddox
1860:Biloxi
1852:Hainan
1794:Biloxi
1788:Biloxi
1777:Biloxi
1759:Biloxi
1742:kaiten
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1727:Biloxi
1723:Biloxi
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1700:Nowaki
1691:Biloxi
1653:, and
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1358:DP gun
1324:Biloxi
1317:Ulithi
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1274:Biloxi
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1259:Hornet
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1166:, and
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1140:, and
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1134:Saipan
1111:Ponape
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1096:Biloxi
1092:Biloxi
1063:Biloxi
1056:Woleai
1048:Biloxi
1023:Emirau
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999:Biloxi
985:Biloxi
973:Saipan
945:, and
931:Biloxi
924:Majuro
913:Biloxi
898:Mobile
886:Biloxi
865:Mobile
837:Biloxi
820:Biloxi
782:Biloxi
773:Biloxi
749:Biloxi
706:Biloxi
691:Biloxi
672:Biloxi
572:Biloxi
495:Design
418:. The
405:-class
400:was a
397:Biloxi
192:Length
154:-class
63:Biloxi
32:Biloxi
2850:class
2848:Fargo
2841:class
2773:Fargo
2648:Miami
2135:DANFS
2063:Notes
1921:Tokyo
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1661:Samar
1651:Cabot
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584:draft
470:knots
420:class
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329:Armor
318:21 Ă—
309:24 Ă—
302:12 Ă—
296:12 Ă—
271:Range
264:knots
262:32.5
259:Speed
208:Draft
2438:USS
2408:ISBN
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2259:2015
2022:Kure
2006:POWs
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395:USS
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341:Deck
335:Belt
306:guns
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134:Fate
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