USS San Diego (ACR-6) Sinking
![A ship is sinking by the bow, sailors in life boats are moving away from the ship A ship is sinking by the bow, sailors in life boats are moving away from the ship](/content/history/nhhc/our-collections/art/exhibits/conflicts-and-operations/wwi/the-united-states-navy-in-world-war-i/u-s-s--san-diego--acr-6--sinking/_jcr_content/mediaitem/image.img.jpg/1535393320579.jpg)
While serving as a convoy escort on 19 July 1918, USS San Diego struck a mine off the southern coast of Long Island, New York. It sank in a half an hour with six casualties. It was the only major warship lost by the United States during World War I.
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