page_title: Charles E. Rosendahl
section_title: World War II
hierarchical_section_title: Charles E. Rosendahl / Biography / World War II
caption_attribution_description: English: The U.S. Navy heavy cruiser USS Minneapolis (CA-36) at Tulagi with torpedo damage received in the Battle of Tassafaronga, the night before. The photograph was taken on 1 December 1942, as work began to cut away the wreckage of her bow.
context_page_description: Charles Emery Rosendahl was a highly decorated Vice Admiral in the United States Navy, and an advocate of lighter-than-air flight.
context_section_description: On 6 September 1942 Rosendahl took command of the heavy cruiser Minneapolis (CA-36). The ship was torpedoed during the Battle of Tassafaronga, off Guadalcanal, on 30 November 1942, losing 80 feet (24 m) of her bows and had three of four boilers knocked out. Rosendahl kept her afloat and reached the safety of Tulagi. For this action he was subsequently awarded the Navy Cross. On 15 May he returned to NAS Lakehurst and assumed duty as the Chief of Naval Airship Training Command, receiving promotion to rear admiral on 26 May 1943. This service lasted through World War II, until he retired on 1 November 1946. He was advanced to the rank of vice admiral on the same day.
caption: Minneapolis after Tassafaronga with her bows missing
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