| Event date: December 10, 1941 |
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Aug 24, 2007 at 10:51 PM |
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Aug 24, 2007 at 10:57 PM |
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"Dante's Inferno" - the total destruction of Cavite Navy Yard by Japanese bombers in December 10, 1941 On December 10, at noon, 54 Japanese Betty bombers began bombing Cavite navy yard. The bombing lasted for 45 minutes. At the end of the assault, 1,600 Navy personnel, along with civilian staff, were killed or wounded. By 3 o'clock the fires and explosions of ammunition turned the Yard into a "Dante's Inferno." Admiral Rockwell ordered all hands to immediately abandon the yard. The loss of Cavite navy yard placed the Asiatic fleet in "harms way," without the possibility of resupply. |
