Sweet Pea at War: A History of USS Portland

This WWII naval history chronicles the prolific combat career of one of the most important US ships to fight in the Pacific War.

Few ships in American history have had as illustrious a history as the heavy cruiser USS Portland (CA-33), affectionately known by her crew as 'Sweet Pea.' With the destruction of most of the US battleship fleet at Pearl Harbor, cruisers such as Sweet Pea carried the biggest guns the Navy possessed for nearly a year after the start of World War II. Sweet Pea at W...