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USS Marblehead is changing into her new attire. She will grace your dock in the near future, Commander.
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![CL-12 uSS Matit CL-12 USS Martiet 177073 PIC•COLLAGE World War II [edit] "About on 24 November 1941," her war diary reported, "the Commander-in-Chief, US Asiatic Fleet sensed that the relations between the United States and Japan had reached such a critical state that movement of 2 x triple 21 in (533 mm) torpedo men-of-war.was indicated." The next day, Marblehead, with Task Force 5 (TF 5), departed Manila Bay for seemingly "routine weekly operations." She anchored at Tarakan, Borneo on 29 November, and waited for tubes further instructions. On 8 December, (7 December in the United States) she received the message "Japan started hostilities; govern yourselves accordingly."[3] 2 x twin 21 in torpedo tubes 224 x mines (removed soon after Battle of Makassar Strait, 1942 [edit] completion) Armor: Belt: 3 in (76 mm) Deck: 12-4 in (38–102 mm) Conning Tower: 12 in (38 mm) Bulkheads: 12-3 in (38–76 mm) Marblehead and other American warships then joined with those of the Royal Netherlands Navy and the Royal Australian Navy to patrol the waters surrounding the Netherlands East Indies and to screen Allied shipping moving south from the Philippines. On the night of 24 January 1942, Marblehead covered the withdrawal of a force of Dutch and American warships after they had attacked, with devastating effect, an enemy convoy off Balikpapan. Six days later, in an attempt to repeat this success, the force departed Surabaja, Java, to intercept an enemy convoy concentration at Kendari. The Japanese convoy, however, sailed soon after, and the Aircraft carried: 2 x floatplanes Aviation facilities: 2 x Amidship catapults Allied force changed course, anchoring in Bunda Roads on 2 February. On 4 February, the ships steamed out of Bunda Roads and headed for another Japanese convoy sighted at the southern entrance to the Makassar Straits. At 09:49, 36 enemy bombers were sighted closing in on the formation from the east.31 crane General characteristics (1941) In the ensuing Battle of Makassar Strait, Marblehead successfully maneuvered through three attacks. After the third, an enemy plane spiraled toward the cruiser, Armament 2 x twin 6 in/53 caliber 6 x single 6 in/53 caliber but her gunners splashed it. The next minute a fourth wave of seven bombers released bombs at Marblehead. Two were direct hits and a third a near miss close aboard the port bow causing severe underwater damage. Fires swept the ship as she listed to starboard and began to settle by the bow. Her rudder jammed, 7x 3 in/50 caliber anti-aircraft gun: Marblehead, continuing to steam at full speed, circled to port. Her gunners kept firing, while damage control crews fought the fires and helped the wounded. By 2 x triple 21 in torpedo tubes USS Marblehead in February 1942 showing bomb 1100, the fires were under control. Before noon the enemy planes departed, leaving the damaged cruiser with 15 dead or mortally wounded and 84 seriously 8 x.50 caliber (12.7 mm) machine damage received in the Battle of Makassar Strait injured 3] guns Marblehead's engineers soon released the rudder angle to 9° left, and at 12:55, she retired to Tjilatjap, steering by working the engines at varying speeds. She General characteristics (1945) made Tjilatjap with a forward draft of 30 feet (9.1 m), aft 22 feet (6.7 m). Unable to be docked there, her worst leaks were repaired and she put to sea again on 13 February. Some of her wounded crew were taken off the ship to be cared for by Dr Corydon M. Wassell; he received the Navy Cross for protecting them from capture by the invading Japanese. When the ship left Armament 2 x twin 6 in/53 caliber Tjilatjap it was on the first leg of a voyage of more than 21,589 miles (34,744 km)(91 in search of complete repairs.131 6 x single 6 in/53 caliber 8 x 3/ in/50 caliber anti-aircraft gun Still steering with her engines, she made Trincomalee, Ceylon on 21 February. Repairs could not be made there or anywhere in India for several weeks, so Marblehead departed for South Africa on 2 March. After 2 x triple 21 in torpedo tubes touching at Durban and Port Elizabeth, Marblehead arrived at Simonstown on 24 March. There she underwent extensive repairs and on 15 April, sailed for New York. Steaming via Recife, Brazil, she finally arrived in 3 x twin 40 mm (1.6 in) Bofors gun New York on 4 May, completing a journey of over 16,000 miles (26,000 km) from where she was damaged in action and immediately entered drydock at the Brooklyn Navy Yard 13] 12 x single 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon cannons Atlantic, Mediterranean, 1942-1944 [ edit ] On 15 October, the rebuilt Marblehead again put to sea. Attached to the South Atlantic Force, she operated against the enemy in the South Atlantic from Recife and Bahia, Brazil, until February 1944. Returning to New York on 20 February, she operated along the convoy lanes of the North Atlantic for the next five months. She then sailed for the Mediterranean. Arriving at Palermo on 29 July, she joined the task force then staging for Operation Dragoon, the invasion of southern France. From 15 to 17 August, the cruiser](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/799/734/76a.jpg "Her historical damage reference is Dat ID Card")
