Seven U S Destroyers Wrecked Off California Coast
Santa Barbara dispatch reports seven United States navy destroyers and the Pacific Mail liner Cuba wrecked near Arguello Light and off San Miguel Island. Twenty three sailors died. Cuba sunk overnight, with most passengers and crew believed landed or en route to San Francisco aboard tanker W. S. Miller.
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Dense fog causes wrecks of Navy destroyers off California coast
A flotilla of destroyers led by the Delphy struck near Honda Point, California due to dense fog and a current. Eight ships including Chauncey Woodbury Fuller P Lee Nicholas Young and Delphy were wrecked within minutes. More than 500 rescued, 15 seriously injured sent to Santa Barbara Hospital, with 100 more bruised from the rocks. The tragedy occurred around 9 PM as the fleet traveled from San Francisco to Los Angeles aboard the Banadron Eleven.
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