The last three posts I wrote about Richard Jongarden's experience on board this heavy cruiser with a lot of the story being about its battle with a Japanese off Guadalcanal on November 12-13, 1942.
Here is some more information on it.
From Wikipedia.
On 12 November, the task force the San Francisco was with was unloading when it was attacked by 21 Japanese planes. The ship was almost hit by a torpedo, but the plane that dropped it crashed into the "Frisco" Fifteen men were killed, 29 wounded and one missing. Control aft was destroyed and much damage done.
Some of the wounded were transferred to the USS President Jackson, but then a Japanese fleet arrived on the scene. The San Francisco and heavy cruiser Portland, light cruisers Helena, Juneau and Atlanta and eight destroyers entered the Lengo Channel to fight it.
It was then 0125 November 13, and the San Francisco opened fire in the pitch dark on the Japanese ships, targeting on two Japanese cruisers. Unfortunately, a mistake was made and also the fire hit the USS Atlanta, killing Admiral Scott and most of the bridge crew. (Later the green dye the San Francisco used to distinguish its shells was found on the Atlanta's superstructure.)
--GreGen
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