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HMAS Canberra leaving Wellington, New Zealand, en route for the invasion of Guadalcanal and Tulagi in the Solomon Islands, 22 Jul 1942	Thomas Kinkaid aboard USS Enterprise, 22 Jul 1942; note radio direction finding loop in foreground	The USS Enterprise conducted flight training when steaming from Hawaii to Tonga on 23 Jul 1942. Here, upon landing, a TBF Avenger slid off the flight deck into the catwalks; no injuries.	Landing accident involving a Buffalo aboard USS Long Island, off Palmyra, 25 Jul 1942, photo 1 of 2

Landing accident involving a Buffalo aboard USS Long Island, off Palmyra, 25 Jul 1942, photo 2 of 2	Aerial view of drydocks at Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii, 28 Jul 1942. By this time the drydock facilities had doubled since the air attack. Note that, unlike in 1941, the drydocks are protected with anti-torpedo booms.	Aerial view of Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, US Territory of Hawaii, 28 Jul 1942	Submarine Whale during trials off Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 30 Jul 1942

Submarine Whale off Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 30 Jul 1942	USS Whale at Naval Air Station Alameda, California, United States, 30 Jul 1942	A damaged TBF-1 Avenger aircraft of US Navy squadron VT-8 having just landed on USS Saratoga, Aug 1942	A submarine section, possibly for the future USS Puffer, being constructed at Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States, Aug 1942

A submarine, possibly the future USS Puffer, under construction at Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States, Aug 1942	As work finishes up on the side-wheel aircraft carrier USS Wolverine, work begins on converting the Greater Buffalo, left, into the second side-wheel aircraft carrier USS Sable, Buffalo, New York, United States, Aug 1942	Battleship Nagato, Kure, Japan, Aug 1942	Heavy cruiser USS Vincennes on her way to Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, early Aug 1942. Vincennes was lost within a week. Note modified Measure 12 paint scheme.

Recognition drawing for German light cruiser Leipzig, published by US Division of Naval Intelligence, Aug 1942	Shipyard caulker/chipper working on a submarine, possibly the future USS Puffer, at Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States, Aug 1942	Shipyard workers installing engine parts onto a submarine, possibly the future USS Puffer, at Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States, Aug 1942, photo 1 of 2	Shipyard workers installing engine parts onto a submarine, possibly the future USS Puffer, at Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States, Aug 1942, photo 2 of 2