
Caption | Down by the bow, USS New Orleans arriving in Tulagi Harbor, Solomon Islands, 1 Dec 1942. The night before, New Orleans was struck by a torpedo in the Battle of Tassafaronga that blew off 150 feet of her bow. ww2dbase | |||||||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Navy via NavSource | |||||||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 1 Dec 1942 | |||||||||||
Photos at Same Place | Tulagi, Solomon Islands, British Western Pacific Territories | |||||||||||
Added By | David Stubblebine | |||||||||||
Added Date | 6 Aug 2020 | |||||||||||
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Licensing | Public Domain. According to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government". |
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WW2-Era Place Name | Tulagi, Solomon Islands, British Western Pacific Territories |
Lat/Long | -9.0996, 160.1597 |
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6 Aug 2020 04:18:09 PM
Note the tip of the bow of destroyer USS Maury alongside New Orleans at left.