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b"During the battle, Shadwell was struck by a torpedo on the starboard side, tearing a hole in the ship's bottom 60-feet wide. The crew of 500 frantically worked to save the ship, but Shadwell was flooding, and sinking.\\n\\nShadwell's crew worked through the night to save their sinking ship. By morning they were under their own power, and no longer taking on water. \\n\\nNo lives lost. Three injured. \\n\\nTheir efforts were rewarded.\\n\\nA Ship of Two Histories\\n\\nNearly 70 years later, Shadwell no longer patrols the waters of the Pacific; the ship is moored to a small island in the waters of Mobile Bay, near the historic Civil War naval battle site. Instead of being mothballed, sunk in target practice, or being converted to a museum ship, Shadwell is in the business of saving lives."