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* During the Battle of Tassafaronga, ''Fletcher ''was the van of the destroyer group. Her captain, William M. Cole, detected the Japanese destroyer column with SG Radar and was in an ideal torpedo attack position. The attack was denied by the commander of the cruisers, Carleton Wright, which spoiled the chance. Following the defeat many of the sailors from the sunken cruisers wound up in the water, and ''Fletcher ''rescued survivors from the ''Northampton ''by means of a cargo net floated with cork (hence why she's holding a net). |
* During the Battle of Tassafaronga, ''Fletcher ''was the van of the destroyer group. Her captain, William M. Cole, detected the Japanese destroyer column with SG Radar and was in an ideal torpedo attack position. The attack was denied by the commander of the cruisers, Carleton Wright, which spoiled the chance. Following the defeat many of the sailors from the sunken cruisers wound up in the water, and ''Fletcher ''rescued survivors from the ''Northampton ''by means of a cargo net floated with cork (hence why she's holding a net). |
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*''USS Fletcher'' is one of the US Navy's most decorated ships during World War II, earning 15 battle stars for her service in the Pacific. She would also earn another 5 battle stars for service in the Korean War. |
*''USS Fletcher'' is one of the US Navy's most decorated ships during World War II, earning 15 battle stars for her service in the Pacific. She would also earn another 5 battle stars for service in the Korean War. |
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| − | *On the eve of the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, her crew developed what was called at the time (by her XO Wylie) "triskaidekaphilia", or love of the number 13. The battle was to take place on Friday the 13th, with ''Fletcher ''the 13th ship in a 13-ship line of battle. Her hull number 445 sums to 13, as does the Task Force 67 she was a member of at the time. Her crew elected to embrace 13 as a lucky number, and indeed Fletcher was the only American ship to escape the battle unscathed. Three torpedoes, possibly from ''Amatsukaze'', passed under her hull during the battle. |
+ | *On the eve of the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, her crew developed what was called at the time (by her XO Wylie) "triskaidekaphilia", or love of the number 13. The battle was to take place on Friday the 13th, with ''Fletcher ''the 13th ship in a 13-ship line of battle. Her hull number 445 sums to 13, as does the Task Force 67 she was a member of at the time. Her crew elected to embrace 13 as a lucky number, and indeed Fletcher was the only American ship to escape the battle unscathed. Three torpedoes, possibly from ''Amatsukaze'', passed under her hull during the battle. |
*C2 released concept art of the Shipgirl-Equippable variant of the {{EquipmentLink| |
*C2 released concept art of the Shipgirl-Equippable variant of the {{EquipmentLink| |
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