Photo #: NH 95574
Battle of Midway, June 1942
USS Benham (DD-397), with 720 survivors of USS Yorktown
on board, closes USS Portland (CA-33) at about 1900 hrs,
4 June 1942. A report of unidentified aircraft caused Benham
to break away before transferring any of the survivors to the
cruiser and they remained on board her until the following morning.
Note Benham's oil-stained sides. The abandoned Yorktown
is in the right distance.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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