| Show CRUISER LIMPS INTO U. U S. S PORT Bucket Brigades I Save Vessel After Bombing WASHINGTON May 6 UP The The American light cruiser Marblehead which in the navys navy's words was bombed to hell in inthe inthe inthe the battle of the thc Dutch East Indies Indies In In- dies has limped into an east coast port for repairs after a three three month month journey home that covered miles it was announced announced announced an an- Wednesday The Marblehead the navy department department department de de- de- de said steamed half way around the world to return home after sustaining tremendous damage damage dam dam- age in Japanese air attacks F February February Feb Feb- b- b 4 in the ich vicinity ty of Balik- Balik papan Borneo Her epic trip back to the United States refuted repeated enemy claims of her sinking and testified to the courage and skill of the captain and crew that kept their ship going even though water at times poured like a torrent through her sides Suffers Direct Hits nits At the time of the attack the foot cruiser was operating with four American destroyers the American cruiser Houston which later was lost three Dutch light cruisers and three Dutch de de- de- de They were attacked by bya a flight of at least 54 Japanese planes operating in formations of nine The Marblehead received two direct hits and was badly damaged under water by a near miss She was rocked by explosion swept by fire and nearly flooded Her steering gear was completely dis dis- dis- dis I The bombing caused the death of 15 men and the wounding of 20 more and forced the Marblehead Marblehead Marble- Marble head d and her escort destroyers to return to the south coast of Java with the cruiser steering by her engines Saved Sand by Bucket Brigade Water poured into her in such volume that her pumping equipment equipment equipment equip equip- ment had to be supplemented by bya a bucket brigade which managed to avert a swamping while emergency emergency emergency emer emer- gency repairs were made Three days later the Marblehead made on the south coast of Java The dock was so small only the bow and portion of the amidships could be worked on Sufficient repairs were made however however however how how- ever to enable the Marblehead to reach a British base at Ceylon although she still could not use her rudder Further repairs were made there Then the ship that was bombed to hell and brought right out of it again by a crew that doesn't know ow the thel mei meu g of the word CO r l Page Pape Five One pue LIMPS rHOME HOME TO PORT I I Continued from t P Page 0 One Jandon andon undertook a mile mile pIto the southern coast of Afa Af- Af a athe the navy account continued om m Africa she proceeded to an American port When the war broke out the and several American were at a arth rth ast Borneo port Th The first month of the war md nd d the cruiser covering o or oi of 50 American merchant PS pS from the Philippines south- south rd ra without a loss the Japanese made their ve ye against the Dutch East Inthe Inthe In- In the year old ship joined lE American ships that helped I Iash ash h an enemy convoy in the cassar Esar straits Three American 1 Dutch submarines and aircraft I ll an n American naval force of r destroyers sank at least four foure e transports possibly sank I transports and dam- dam more he Marblehead participated in battle by covering the de- de i entry into the lits and then their getaway Vh n the Japanese occupied in Borneo the Marbled Marble- Marble d left her base at h four American World war the Stewart John D. D yards Barker Barler and Bulmer to tot t tempt a stab at the f Jap ships off the occupied if he night of February 1 this force encountered a Japs Jap- Jap s se fleet of seven cruisers and destroyers The small AmenI Amen Amen- I force retired southward and ed led the Houston three Dutch l the the the Java De Ruy- Ruy and Tromp Tromp and and three Dutch tr Three jays flays later while inding by to ambush the Japi Jap- Jap sS i se armada the force was at- at ted ed d by Japanese aircraft which owe red bombs upon it |
