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It's the 75th Anniversary of the Sinking of the USS Indianapolis


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24 minutes ago, resurrected said:

Not trying to derail here, but I didn't know until a couple of weeks ago that there was a naval battle during the Civil War between the North and the South, off the coast of France. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Cherbourg_(1864)

...and the Russians came to the Union's aid when Britain & France wanted to intercede on the Confederacy's behalf.

https://knowledgenuts.com/2015/02/01/how-the-russian-navy-saved-the-union-in-the-civil-war/

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Just now, tsar4 said:

...and the Russians came to the Union's aid when Britain & France wanted to intercede on the Confederacy's behalf.

https://knowledgenuts.com/2015/02/01/how-the-russian-navy-saved-the-union-in-the-civil-war/

Yep. I was reading about naval battles the other night and came across this Civil War info. I never knew it. I read something of historical value every night when I go to bed, trying to go to sleep. 

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