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USS Tuscaloosa (CA-37)
Thank you for the space to follow an old story related to me by an uncle who served aboard the USS Tuscaloosa before and during WWII.

Please Reference the paragraph below taken from the article.

Bismarck's escape into the swirling mists of the Atlantic prompted orders which sent Tuscaloosa to sea immediately. Most of the crew on liberty at the time could not be rounded up in time, so the ship set out for the hunt with personnel "shanghaied" from Vincennes and Quincy and a group of reserve ensigns who happened to be on board for a reserve cruise. However, before the cruiser reached waters where she hoped to find Bismarck, British warships — directed under legally questionable circumstances by an American naval reserve ensign piloting a British PBY—succeeded in attacking Bismarck which had to be scuttled by own own crew after rudder jam and loss of her main guns.

My uncle's account of the sinking of the Bismark added these points which I would like to see recorded for history if accurate:

The Tuscaloosa had been fitted with long-range radar prior to May 1941.

The Tuscaloosa was within radar range of the Bismark at some point prior to her sinking.

The Tuscaloosa tracked the Bismark and relayed the location to the British.

The Germans were aware of the Tuscaloosa's part in the sinking and threats were made against her by German high command.

Paskudnk (talk) 16:08, 8 April 2010 (UTC)