In October 1942, USS Meredith refused to turn back. Escorting fuel and ammunition to Guadalcanal, she pressed on despite warnings of a nearby Japanese carrier force. When the attack came, she fought fiercely—downing three planes before being overwhelmed by bombs and torpedoes. Meredith went down in ten minutes, her sacrifice a testament to duty against impossible odds. #USSMeredith #Guadalcanal #WWII #PacificWar #Destroyer #NavalHistory | The Reliable Narrator

SINKING OF THE U.S.S AMERICA - THE ONLY UNITED STATES SUPERCARRIER EVER SUNK. It's May 14th, 2005, and a huge aircraft carrier slips beneath the waves of the North Atlantic, all the way down to the ocean floor at a depth of 2,810 fathoms, or 16,860 feet. The photo depicted here shows waves breaking its front as it slowly starts to slip underwater. It is the only photo of U.S. Navy Supercarrier being sunk. The location of the wreck at 33 degrees, 9 minutes, 9 seconds north latitude and 71 degrees

SS Meredith VictoryThe SS Meredith Victory was a United States Merchant Marine Victory ship, a type of cargo freighter built for World War II. Under the leadership of Captain Leonard LaRue, the Meredith Victory is credited with the largest humanitarian rescue operation by a single ship, evacuating more than 14,000 refugees in a single trip during the Korean War. The vessel has often been described as the "Ship of Miracles" as it was designed to carry only 12 passengers with a 47-person crew. | M