Caption | Men working in the control room aboard USS Wahoo, 27 Jan 1943 while at 300 feet during a depth charge attack by a Japanese destroyer. They had taken 6 depth charges and were awaiting more. ww2dbase | |||||||
Photographer | Unknown | |||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives via navsource.org | |||||||
Identification Code | 80-G-38602 | |||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 27 Jan 1943 | |||||||
Photos at Same Place | Pacific Ocean | |||||||
Added By | C. Peter Chen | |||||||
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25 Nov 2016 07:31:37 PM
LtCdr Dudley Morton, Wahoo's commanding officer, reported this action as: "Another running gun fight ... destroyer gunning ... Wahoo running." The shaved head on the crewman on the right is a product of an Equator Line-Crossing ceremony three days earlier.