Show hero ship sails into enemy fleet all guns blazing in the second round of the battle tor for guadalcanal Guadal canal in mid november when the japs threw in at all they had to recapture the island with its strategic airfield the navy did a magnificent job in this engagement despite their great numerical superiority in ships enemy losses were about three to our one at the height of the action the cruiser san francisco sailed right into the enemy fleet right through the enemy fleet as president roose velt elt told the story all ali guns were blazing at point blank range she engaged a japanese battleship and disabled her so she could be sunk by torpedoes rear admiral daniel J callaghan a close friend ot of president roose velta velt who was aboard abl oard the san francisco in command of the spearhead ot of th the attacking force gave his life tor for his country in this battle the san francisco although hit many times was brought back to port |