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Carrier Down : The Story of the Sinking of the U.S.S. Princeton (CVL-23)
author
:
Bradshaw, Thomas I.; Clark, Marsha L.
publisher
:
Eakin Press
isbn10 | asin
:
0890157731
print isbn13
:
9780890157732
ebook isbn13
:
9780585272474
language
:
English
subject
Princeton (Aircraft carrier)
publication date
:
1990
lcc
:
D774.P73B73 1990eb
ddc
:
363.12/3
subject
:
Princeton (Aircraft carrier)
Page i
Carrier Down
The Story of the Sinking of the U.S.S. Princeton (CVL-23)
Thomas I. Bradshaw and Marsha L. Clark
Page ii
FIRST EDITION
Copyright 1990 By Thomas I. Bradshaw and Marsha L. Clark
Published in the United States of America By Eakin Press An Imprint of Eakin Publications, Inc. P.O. Drawer 90159 * Austin, TX 78709-0159
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher, except for brief passages included in a review appearing in a newspaper or magazine.
ISBN 0-89015-773-1
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Bradshaw, Thomas I. Carrier Down! : the moving chronicle of a proud ship and the men who fought to save her in the greatest naval battle ever / Thomas I. Bradshaw and Marsha L. Clark. p. cm. ISBN 0-89015-773-1 : $18.95 ($21.95 Can.) 1. Princeton (Ship) I. Clark, Marsha L. II. Title. DD774.P73B73 1990 363.12'3 dc20 90-3662 CIP
Page iii
This book is dedicated to the men of the Princeton and Birmingham who lost their lives on 24 October 1944 and to the men of the Prince ton, Birmingham, Irwin, Cassin Young, Morrison, Gatling and Reno who rescued the survivors.
Page v
Contents
Foreword by Vice Adm. Thomas B. Inglis
vii
Preface
ix
Acknowledgments
xi
I Legacy By Name
1
II From Cruiser to Carrier
5
III Shakedown Cruise
13
IV Time to Go
19
V The Real War
25
VI Target Hopping
33
VII Changing of the Guard
42
VIII Spirits Afloat
47
IX Air Group 27 Takes Shape
53
X Into Japan's Backyard
61
XI Marianas Turkey Shoot
68
XII The Great Chase
75
XIII On to the Philippines
81
XIV Fighter Pilots' Day
88
XV One Plane, One Bomb
96
XVI Fire and Water
110
XVII Devastation Below Decks
125
XVIII On Their Own
137
XIX So Near to Winning
147
XX Fatal Blow
154
XXI The Hatchet is Buried
170
Epilogue
183
Casualties
189
Index
219
Page vii
Foreword
The beginning of our war with Japan was their attack on Pearl Harbor. We remained on the defensive until the Battle of Midway. That marked the end of the beginning. We went on the offensive. The Pacific Fleet, including the Princeton and Birmingham, advanced westward, either conquering or neutralizing Japanese-held islands in the Central Pacific. The conquest of the Marianas, including our former possession of Guam, was a marked victory. The "turkey shoot" materially damaged Japanese naval aviation.
There were differing opinions as to the best strategy for prosecuting the war. Admirals King and Nimitz favored a direct, concentrated assault on the Japanese home islands, by-passing the Philippines. General MacArthur preferred a campaign deliberately island-by-island, re-conquering first the Philippines. "I shall return" was an emotional issue with the general.
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