Tinian: In 1944, Japanese shore guns hit USS Colorado 22 times off Tinian, killing 43 and wounding 198; the battleship stayed in action and fired back
USS Colorado (BB-45). (Photo: Dyer Collection/Naval History and Heritage Command, NH 77074) As American forces moved to capture Tinian in the Mariana Islands during the Second World War, hidden Japanese coastal batteries opened fire on USS Colorado. The battleship was hit 22 times in quick succession, killing 43 crew members and wounding 198 others. Despite…
