In a message dated 12/08/1999 6:32:12 PM Central Standard Time, NCROOTS-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > ..I've tried looking up the battleships on the internet, > and can't find a ship that starts with a 'W' that was bombed > and sunk in 1945. Hi. Great letter. Held my attention all the way through. Maybe it wasn't a battleship. There were many other types of ships that were hit by kamakazi. Try researching the battle for Okinawa which was in April of 1945 and, if I remember correctly, was our first encounter with kamakazi. Joyce B. Nashville, TN