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cred the final blows to the carrier
when it was found that she had been
damaged beyond repair.
Thus, the force of seven aircraft
carriers with which the United
States entered the war December Z,
194l, was reduced to three-the En-
terpr1se, Saratoga and Ranger. OF
the other carriers, the Lexington was
lost in the battle of the Coral Sea.
the Yorktown and Midway and the
Wasp in the Solomons.
The Nays identifying announce
ment last night explained that the
name of the carrier, as we'll as those
OF the 10 other ships, was withheld
for reasons Of military security and
to avoid causing needless anxiety on
the part Of relatives and friends of
the personnel who survived these &C.
TONS"
Next OF kin of all personnel killed.
wounded or missing have been mott.
lied, the Navy said. The only other
American vessel lost in the action
was the destroyer Porter, previously
announced. The Hornets COM
mander, Rear Admiral Charles P
Mason, Pensacola, Fla, is safe, the
Navy added.
The Hornet was built at the New
port News Shipbuilding and Dry
dock Co., Newport News, Va,
launched December IA, 1910, and
christened by Mrs. Frank Knox,
wife Of the Secretary of the Navy.
1t was placed in commission In
October, 1941, and was ITO feet long
and normally carried 81 to IS air
craft.
The Northampton was sunk and
seven other American ships dam
aged on the night of November &c
IN an engagement that brought de-
struction of two large Japanese
destroyers or cruisers, four de-
stroyers, two troop transports and
cargo vessel. The heavy cruiser
was built by the Bethlehem Stee]
Corp. Quincy, Mass, and launched
In September, 1929.
The cruisers Juneau and Atlanta
which were practically new ships
having been commissioner in 194s
and 1941, respectively, were LOST
during the great mid-Novembe,
Battle of Guadalcanal in which the
Japanese were defeated with ex.
tremely heavy losses in their great.
est attempt to reconquer the stra.
tegic island from which the battle
takes its name.
DestrOyers Also Sunk.
Seven destroyers also were lost ir
that furious night engagement.
Text of Nays communique, Nc
248, issued last night follows:
South Pacific Gall dates are cas-,
longitude).
Il. Navy Department communi-
ques have previously announced thu
loss OF the following United States
naval vessels in air and surface &C.
tons with Japanese forces in the
Solomon Islands area: One aircraft
carrier Navy Department commu.
nique 175), two light cruisers and
six destroyers Navy Department
communique No. 1881 and one cruis-
er Navy Department communioue
No. 21D.
z. For reasons of military secur.
lty and to avoid causing needless
anxiety on the part of relatives and
friends of the personnel who sur.
Vlved these actions, the original an
nouncement of the losses did moi
state the names of the ships. Re-
ports OF casualties have since beer
received and the next of kin of ali
personnel killed. wounded or miss.
Ing IN these actions have now beer
notified. The vessels lost are listed
below.
"(A The U. s. S. Hornet (air.
craft carrier was sunk by United
States ships after having beer
damaged beyond salvage in the Bat
tie OF the Santa Cruz Islands or
October rs. 1912. IN. d. c. No. ITS J
"(B). The U. S. S. Juneau and thu
q. S. S. Atlanta Clight cruisers) anc
the U. S. S. Gushing, Preston. Ben.
ham, Wake, Monssen, Laffey AND
Barton (destroyers) were sunk by
enemy action during the battle Of
Guadalcanal, November 1915, 1872
IN. D. G. No. 1874 aud No. 1897.
"(C). The U. 8. s. Northampton
(heavy cruiser) was sunk by enemy
action during the engagement north