with a violent eruption, buckling the keel and splitting the vessel in two at the forward fire room. Six minutes later, 258 survivors watched Pringle slide beneath the surface. 69 were killed. Honors Pringle earned 10 battle stars for World War II service. References Brown, David. Warship Losses of World War Two. Arms and Armour, London, Great Britain, 1990. . 3. McIntosh, Gary L. War Diary: USS Stevens 1941–1946. External links Survivor and Crew website: USS Pringle World War II destroyers of the United States World War II shipwrecks in the Pacific Ocean Ships built in Charleston, South Carolina 1942 ships Fletcher-class destroyers of the United States Navy Ships sunk by kamikaze attack Maritime incidents in April 1945 Destroyers sunk by aircraft Naval magazine explosions