5: Deadly Disasters: The Queen Mary/Curacoa Disaster 105
Dec 02, 2021•31 min•Ep. 5
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Episode description
On October 2, 1942, the famed U.S. Navy troop carrier, The Queen Mary, was being escorted across the Atlantic by the HMS Curacoa and others when the Queen Mary performed a zig zag maneuver, putting her on a collision course with the Curacoa. The ensuing disaster killed 338 sailors and changed Naval strategy forever.
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