Bow blown off by a Long Lance torpedo at Tassafaronga, November 30, 1942. Limped 800 miles to Tulagi using palm logs to seal the hull forward. Rebuilt and returned to the fleet. 17 battle stars.

Sunk at the Battle of Savo Island, August 9, 1942 . one of four Allied cruisers lost in a single catastrophic night engagement. She fought for nearly three hours after taking devastating Japanese gunfire before going under.

Lost her bow at Tassafaronga when a torpedo detonated below the waterline. Dead crewmen were packed into the forward section to slow flooding. She made it out of combat and came back fighting. 17 battle stars.

Spent most of the war in the Atlantic . North Africa, Normandy, Southern France. Shelled the D-Day beaches. The only New Orleans-class cruiser to survive WWII without being severely damaged.

The most decorated surface combatant of WWII. Absorbed 45 hits at the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal on November 13, 1942 . losing Rear Admiral Daniel Callaghan and Captain Cassin Young on her bridge, both awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously. She stayed in the fight. 17 battle stars.

Sunk at the Battle of Savo Island, August 9, 1942. Her captain was killed on the bridge as Japanese cruisers poured in rounds at close range in the dark. She fought until she could fight no longer.

Third cruiser lost at Savo Island, August 9, 1942. Three New Orleans-class ships went down in a single night . an opening chapter of the Guadalcanal campaign that cost the Navy dearly before the tide turned.