Twenty-Three Minutes to Eternity: The Final Voyage of the Escort Carrier USS Liscome Bay

by James L. Noles

Book Overview

A long-overdue history of America's "forgotten flattop." On November 24, 1943, a Japanese torpedo plunged into the starboard side of the American escort carrier USS Liscome Bay. The torpedo struck the thin-skinned carrier in the worst possible place the bomb storage area. The resulting explosion could be seen 16 miles away, literally ripping the Liscome Bay in half and killing 644 of her crew. In terms of lives lost, it was the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0817313699
• ISBN13: 9780817313692
• Release Date: February 2004
• Publisher: University Alabama Press
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"