USS Selfridge When You Lose Half Your Ship

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In today's Saturday Extra, we continue two trends. American destroyers, and American warships losing their bows. • With USS Selfridge, one of the most extreme examples. This was a destroyer that had everything ahead of her bridge blown away. Yet, through heroic efforts, the crew kept the destroyer afloat. • And Selfridge would actually return to service, with a completely reworked design. A success story, if there ever was one. • Porter Video: • USS Porter - Sunk by Friendly Fire? O... • Further Reading: • https://www.amazon.com/U-S-Destroyers... • https://www.history.navy.mil/research... • https://www.history.navy.mil/content/... • https://www.usni.org/magazines/procee...

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