USS Juneau, October 1942
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Microsoft co-founder and undersea explorer Paul Allen and his team aboard R/V Petrel have discovered another historic naval vessel in the Pacific: the light cruiser USS Juneau, which was sunk by a Japanese torpedo in the Battle of Guadacanal in November 1942.
The incident was made famous for the loss of George, Madison, Albert, Francis, and Joseph “Red” Sullivan. The five brothers had insisted on serving aboard the same ship; when it was sunk, word spread in the US of the family that had lost five sons in a single enemy action. Two US Navy vessels have been named for them, and their
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The Sullivan brothers aboard USS Juneau. (l-r) Joe, Frank, Al, Matt, and George. story inspired the 1944 film The Fighting Sullivans. The remains of USS Juneau, which sank with the loss of 687 men, were located off the coast of the Solomon Islands at a depth of 2.6 miles. The discovery was made on 17 March. Allen’s team has discovered the location of the wrecks of several notable US Navy ships in the last year: USS Indianapolis in August of 2017, USS Ward in December, and just two weeks before the discovery of Juneau, they located the wreck site of the aircraft carrier USS Lexington on 4 March 2018. (www.paulallen.com) ... A visit to the Mariners’ Museum and Park in Newport News, Virginia, will only cost you a dollar this summer. The museum recently announced that it will be charging one dollar for admission from 25 May through Labor Day “to engage as many people as possible because through the world’s waters, through our shared maritime heritage, we are all mariners.” The City of Newport News and BayPort Credit Union contributed to make this program possible. Non-member ticket prices for the museum are ordinarily $13.95 for adults, $12.95 for seniors and military, and $8.95 for children aged 4–12, with children under 4 admitted free. (100 Museum Dr., Newport News, VA; Ph. 757 596-2222; www.mariners museum.org) … SEA HISTORY 163, SUMMER 2018