العربية
中国
Français
Deutsch
Ελληνική
हिन्दी
Italiano
日本語
Português
Русский
EspañolLAWN, NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR
'Lawn', population approximately 800 as of 2004, is located at the tip of the Burin Peninsula on Newfoundland's South coast.
In the predawn hours of February 18, 1942, three United States Navy ships ran aground on the shore of the Burin Peninsula between Lawn and the nearby community of St. Lawrence. It was determined that the USS ''Pollux'', USS ''Truxtun'' and USS ''Wilkes'' made a navigation error while enroute to Naval Station Argentia. Eight residents of Lawn assisted in the rescue of survivors. 185 sailors survived and 203 died as a result of the disaster.
See: "Standing Into Danger" by Cassie Brown.
★ List of communities in Newfoundland and Labrador
| Contents |
| 1942 tragedy |
| See also |
1942 tragedy
In the predawn hours of February 18, 1942, three United States Navy ships ran aground on the shore of the Burin Peninsula between Lawn and the nearby community of St. Lawrence. It was determined that the USS ''Pollux'', USS ''Truxtun'' and USS ''Wilkes'' made a navigation error while enroute to Naval Station Argentia. Eight residents of Lawn assisted in the rescue of survivors. 185 sailors survived and 203 died as a result of the disaster.
See: "Standing Into Danger" by Cassie Brown.
See also
★ List of communities in Newfoundland and Labrador
This article provided by Wikipedia. To edit the contents of this article, click here for original source.
psst.. try this: add to faves
