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In December 1941, the Mauna Ala set sail with a precious holiday cargo—60,000 Christmas trees, turkeys, and treats for U.S. troops in Hawaii. But after Pearl Harbor was attacked, the ship was forced to turn back. Navigating the darkened Oregon coast under wartime blackout conditions, the Mauna Ala ran aground near Clatsop Spit, its cargo lost to the sea. Hear the full story of this tragic Christmas voyage in our latest episode.
Sources:
https://offbeatoregon.com/1608a.christmas-shipwreck-mauna-ala.403.htm
https://cbhistory.org/blog/articles/the-ss-mauna-ala/
https://www.navsource.org/archives/09/05/0508.htm
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In December 1941, the Mauna Ala set sail with a precious holiday cargo—60,000 Christmas trees, turkeys, and treats for U.S. troops in Hawaii. But after Pearl Harbor was attacked, the ship was forced to turn back. Navigating the darkened Oregon coast under wartime blackout conditions, the Mauna Ala ran aground near Clatsop Spit, its cargo lost to the sea. Hear the full story of this tragic Christmas voyage in our latest episode.
Sources:
https://offbeatoregon.com/1608a.christmas-shipwreck-mauna-ala.403.htm
https://cbhistory.org/blog/articles/the-ss-mauna-ala/
https://www.navsource.org/archives/09/05/0508.htm

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