02552nam 2200541 a 450 991078214100332120200520144314.00-8173-8214-3(CKB)1000000000537504(EBL)438209(OCoLC)614533461(SSID)ssj0000263136(PQKBManifestationID)11205160(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000263136(PQKBWorkID)10272458(PQKB)10821447(MdBmJHUP)muse8705(Au-PeEL)EBL438209(CaPaEBR)ebr10237176(MiAaPQ)EBC438209(EXLCZ)99100000000053750420030816d2004 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrTwenty-three minutes to eternity[electronic resource] the final voyage of the escort carrier U.S.S. Liscome Bay /James L. Noles, JrTuscaloosa University of Alabama Pressc20041 online resource (273 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8173-1369-9 Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-242) and index.The baby flattops -- Crew for the "Listing Lizzie" -- Wildcats, avengers, and a rear admiral -- Into the breach -- Galvanic and Kourbash -- Three task forces, three brothers -- "The god of death has come" -- Twenty-three minutes and counting -- Abandon ship! -- Pacific dawn -- Surviving -- Aftermath. A long-overdue history of America's ""forgotten flattop."" On November 24, 1943, a Japanese torpedo plunged into the starboard side of the American escort carrier USS Liscome Bay. The torpedo struck the thin-skinned carrier in the worst possible place the bomb storage area. The resulting explosion could be seen 16 miles away, literally ripping the Liscome Bay in half and killing 644 of her crew. In terms of lives lost, it was the costliest carrier sinking in United States naval history. Liscome Bay's loWorld War, 1939-1945Naval operations, AmericanWorld War, 1939-1945CampaignsKiribatiWorld War, 1939-1945Naval operations, American.World War, 1939-1945Campaigns940.54/26681Noles James L.Jr.1572025MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910782141003321Twenty-three minutes to eternity3846630UNINA