The USS New Orleans was at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, and responded to the Japanese air attack. Later, the vessel pulled USS Lexington sailors from the water during the Battle of the Coral Sea and screened the USS Enterprise aircraft carrier during the Battle of Midway.

Researchers have found the missing bow of the USS New Orleans, a WWII warship torn apart in battle, off the coast of the Solomon Islands.

The USS New Orleans was one of three heavy carriers that was damaged in an attack by the Japanese. It was hit by a 'Long Lance' torpedo, killing 183 sailors.