USS New Orleans underway from Sydney, Australia after being fitted with a temporary bow because she was struck by a torpedo in the Battle of Tassafaronga that blew off 150 feet of her bow.

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Caption     USS New Orleans underway from Sydney, Australia after being fitted with a temporary bow because she was struck by a torpedo in the Battle of Tassafaronga that blew off 150 feet of her bow. ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Sydney, Australia
Date 7 Mar 1943
Photographer    Unknown
 
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Source    ww2dbaseAustralian War Memorial
Identification Code   305934
 
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Photos on Same Day 7 Mar 1943
 
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Added By David Stubblebine
Photo Size 1,277 x 601 pixels



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