| Caption | Survivors of USS Helena being transferred from cruiser USS Honolulu to shore stations on Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides, 17 Jul 1943. ww2dbase | ||||||||
| Photographer | Unknown | ||||||||
| Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Navy | ||||||||
| Link to Source | Link | ||||||||
| Identification Code | 80-G-54563 | ||||||||
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| Photo Size | 2,184 x 1,684 pixels | ||||||||
| Photos on Same Day | 17 Jul 1943 | ||||||||
| Photos at Same Place | Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides | ||||||||
| Added By | C. Peter Chen | ||||||||
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David Stubblebine says:
24 Jul 2023 07:56:49 PM
The official Navy caption for this photo says the Helena survivors were being debarked from the USS Nicholas. Nicholas did pick up 289 Helena survivors but transferred them to USS Honolulu later that same day at Tulagi. The Helena crewmen came aboard Nicholas covered in oil and transferred to Honolulu with all of their clothes badly oil stained. No boat or barges like the ones seen here were necessary for the transfer. Honolulu then took the men to Espiritu Santo for further transportation.
David Stubblebine says:24 Jul 2023 07:56:49 PM
The official Navy caption for this photo says the Helena survivors were being debarked from the USS Nicholas. Nicholas did pick up 289 Helena survivors but transferred them to USS Honolulu later that same day at Tulagi. The Helena crewmen came aboard Nicholas covered in oil and transferred to Honolulu with all of their clothes badly oil stained. No boat or barges like the ones seen here were necessary for the transfer. Honolulu then took the men to Espiritu Santo for further transportation.
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