Рет қаралды 835,719
In June of 1945, while serving as an escort and close-air support ship, USS Pittsburgh was caught by one of the most furious typhoons that have ever assembled in the Pacific. As several ships risked colliding with each other, the winds increased to up to 70 knots, and massive waves reached heights of 100 feet.
Displacing 13,600 tons, armed with devastating nine 8-inch caliber guns, twelve 5-inch Mark 12 guns, over 40 Bofors autocannons, and 20 Oerlikon automatic cannons, the Baltimore-class heavy cruiser proved extremely lethal when used in the Pacific Theater of World War 2.
However, Pittsburgh’s desperate clash was now against nature.
Suddenly, a maddened wave struck her bow and tore it apart. And as the bewildered sailors witnessed the event, they were sure they would all succumb to the mercy of the typhoon.
But the crew should’ve known better, as USS Pittsburgh surprised them all with her resilience and would not go down without putting up a monumental fight…