Photo #: 80-G-259446 Battle of Kolombangara, 13 July 1943 USS Honolulu (CL-48) in Tulagi Harbor, Solomon Islands, for temporary repair of damage received when she was torpedoed in the bow during the Battle of Kolombangara. USS Vireo (AT-144) is assisting the damaged cruiser. Note billboard on the hillside beyond Honolulu's collapsed bow. See Photo # 80-G-259446 (cropped) for a close-up view of this sign. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 95KB; 740 x 615 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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17 December 2001