The ultimate 'yeah, we can fix that, it'll be fine.' The E/V Nautilus has located the bow of USS New Orleans in the Solomon Islands’ Iron Bottom Sound. The bow was blown off by a Japanese 'Long Lance' torpedo during the Battle of Tassafaronga in 1942. The crew of the New Orleans made quick repairs with coconut logs and then sailed the heavy cruiser in reverse for 1,800 miles to reach Sydney, Australia.
USS New Orleans, right, Pearl Harbor, 1943.











