Battle Baby: A Pictorial History of the Escort Carrier U.S.S. Savo Island (CVE-78)
- Item sets
- World War II Navy Cruise Books
- Title
- Battle Baby: A Pictorial History of the Escort Carrier U.S.S. Savo Island (CVE-78)
- Alternative Title
- Battle Baby: 125,000 Miles of Pacific Hell and History
- Publisher
- Baton Rouge, LA : Army & Navy Publishing Company, 1946
- Date
- 1946
- Description
- The ship was named after two naval battles which were fought near Savo in August and in October, 1942. In the first of these battles our forces were surprised, mistakes were made. and four cruisers were lost. It was a hard lesson, well learned. A few months later, one of our cruiser divisions intercepted a Jap task force near Savo and sank at least six vessels, cruisers, and destroyers. No great damage was done to our ships. The enemy was surprised, one of his cruisers was sunk before her guns were even trained out, and he was out-fought in every phase of the battle. As a result, this body of water, Purvis Bay. is known as "Iron-Bottom Bay." Savo Island is located in Sky Lark Channel between the Western extremities of Florida and Guadalcanal Islands. It is a product of volcanic upheavals, is only four miles in diameter, and consists of extinct volcanic peaks. Ships now anchor in waters that cover a village which subsided years ago as a result of an earthquake. Even today, there may be an occasional tremor. A few natives live on the island, and you will find very small villages and a mission station there.
- Subject
- Savo Island (Aircraft carrier)--History
- Savo Island (Aircraft carrier)--Registers
- United States. Navy--Cruise books
- United States. Navy--Sea life
- World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations
- World War, 1939-1945--Pacific Ocean
- World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories
- Tag
- CVE-78
- Format
- 132 pages : illustrations ; 31 cm
- Language
- English
- Is Part Of
- Bangor Public Library Special Collections
- Note
- Contains roster of officers and enlisted men.
- Rights
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