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The Loss of USS Covington

July 20, 2018Clair SassinGuest BloggerLawrence B. Brennan, McSorley men, USS Covington, USS Narcissus7 Comments

THREE MCSORLEY MEN-THE LOSS OF USS NARCISSUS (January 1866) and the torpedoing of USS COVINGTON (July 1918) and USS MENGES (May 1944) BY:  CAPTAIN LAWRENCE B. BRENNAN, U.S. NAVY (RETIRED) [i] “It was a pathetic sight. . .  [reminiscent] of some huge animal, mortally wounded, yet struggling on.” Commander William F. Halsey, Jr. United States

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