Pacific Typhoon, 18 December 1944: Three destroyers, USS Hull, USS Spence, and USS Monaghan, capsized and went down with practically all hands
Typhoons and Hurricanes: Pacific Typhoon, 18 December 1944 On 17 December 1944, the ships of Task Force 38, seven fleet and six light carriers, eight battleships, 15 cruisers, and about 50 destroyers were operating about 300 miles east of Luzon in the Philippine Sea. The carriers had just completed three days of heavy raids against …