Episode 151 - USS Turner

Beyond the Breakers

Apr 13, 2025•57 min•Season 5Ep. 6

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Episode description

This week we discuss the loss of the USS Turner, a Gleaves-class destroyer that sank off of New York City in January 1944.

**Jump to around 13:30 to get right into the action**

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Sources:

"Gleaves class destroyers (1940)." https://naval-encyclopedia.com/ww2/us/gleaves-class-destroyers.php

Naczi, Robert F. "Special: Tragedy Strikes in New York Harbor." U.S. Naval Institute, December 1995, https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/1995/december/special-tragedy-strikes-new-york-harbor

Verga, Christopher. "Sinking of the U.S.S. Turner: Tragedy, Heroism, and Mystery." Fire Island News, 26 Dec 2024. https://www.fireislandnews.com/history/sinking-of-the-u-s-s-turner-tragedy-heroism-and-mystery/#:~:text=Huus%20rapidly%20mobilized%20his%20crew,survivors%20before%20additional%20help%20arrived

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