She sank in just 12 minutes. 300 men were trapped and went down with the ship. Four days passed before the first sign of hope appeared on August 2, 1945. Two more days passed before all the bodies were pulled from the ocean, on August 4, 1945. This is an ironic and horrible coincidence.
War is a horrible waste of life.
Primarily dgree, but also to inflate the egos of the men and women that rule our nations. My deepest and most appreciative thanks go out to those that found the strength to tell their stories, so that the rest of us might not follow in the tracks that lead to the events that have forever changed the way we live. U.S.A., 17,December,2000 Dear Sir, Reading your tale of woe is a very powerful testimonial to the power and evil of a government. I truely hope that some day we as one will never have to worry about such death and distruction again. As it has darkened your soul to have to remember such things,it must be very terrible for the ones that were very young at the time.