The USS Missoula was a U.S. Navy cruiser attached to the U.S. Pacific fleet defending the Sandwich Islands. During the Battle of the Three Navies, the Missoula took a direct hit from a British battleship, which also touched off the ship's main magazine. The cruiser blew up in a spectacular fireball, and she quickly sank with all hands lost.[1]
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- ↑ Walk in Hell, pg. 225 HC, pg. 318-319 PB