
Caption | Track of the cruiser night action of 9 Aug 1942 off Savo Island, Solomon Islands where three United States cruisers and one Australian cruiser were lost. Track is taken from the USS Astoria damage report. ww2dbase | |||||||||||||||||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Navy | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 9 Aug 1942 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Photos at Same Place | Solomon Islands, British Western Pacific Territories | |||||||||||||||||||||
Added By | David Stubblebine | |||||||||||||||||||||
Added Date | 29 Jan 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | Solomon Islands, British Western Pacific Territories |
Lat/Long | -9.1629, 159.9480 |
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