The Ship That Wouldn't Die: The Saga of the Uss Neosho - a World War II Story of Courage and Survival at Sea

In May 1942, Admiral Jack Fletcher's Task Force 17 closed in for the war's first major clash with the Japanese Navy. The Neosho, a vitally important tanker, was escorted by a destroyer, the Sims. The ships were attacked by Japanese dive bombers, and when the smoke cleared, the Sims had slipped beneath the waves. Scores of sailors were killed or wounded, while hundreds bobbed in shark-infested waters.




It was the beginning of a hellish four-day ordeal as the crew struggled to stay alive and ke...