Word: crutchley
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Western Pacific fleet was annihilated under command of a Dutch admiral, while the principal squadron of three American and two Australian heavy cruisers, to protect the landing at Guadalcanal, was surprised and sunk under the British Admiral Crutchley...
...cruisers were under the command of British Rear Admiral Victor Alexander Charles Crutchley, but, Admiral King carefully points out, Crutchley was not present because he was attending a conference aboard the transport flagship of Rear Admiral Richmond Kelly Turner...
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