Black and White Photographs Colorized by WW2DB

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USS Sunfish at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 24 Oct 1942; note submarine tender Bushnell in background	USS Sunfish off Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 24 Oct 1942	Light cruiser Atlanta at Espiritu Santo, 25 Oct 1942	US P-66 Vanguard fighters at an airfield in Karachi, India, 25 Oct 1942

A D3A1 dive bomber about to crash into the sea near USS San Diego, Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, 26 Oct 1942; seen in 15 Apr 1943 issue of US Navy publication Naval Aviation News	Bomb from Shigeyuki Sato’s Aichi D3A ‘Val’ dive bomber exploding on the deck of USS Hornet (Yorktown-class) during Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, 26 Oct 1942.	Cruiser USS Northampton making preparations to take the stricken USS Hornet (Yorktown-class) under tow, Battle of Santa Cruz Islands, 26 Oct 1942. Note destroyer USS Russell alongside Hornet's port side. Photo 1 of 2.	Cruiser USS Northampton making preparations to take the stricken USS Hornet (Yorktown-class) under tow, Battle of Santa Cruz Islands, 26 Oct 1942. Note destroyer USS Russell alongside Hornet's port side. Photo 1 of 2.

Damage to Hornet's smokestack and signal bridge at Battle of Santa Cruz Islands, 26 Oct 1942	Destroyer USS Russell coming alongside the stricken USS Hornet (Yorktown-class) in one of the last photographs of the carrier before she was scuttled, Battle of Santa Cruz Islands, 26 Oct 1942.	Destroyer USS Russell coming alongside the stricken USS Hornet (Yorktown-class) with cruiser USS Northampton standing off (right), Battle of Santa Cruz Islands, 26 Oct 1942. Photo 1 of 2.	Destroyer USS Russell coming alongside the stricken USS Hornet (Yorktown-class) with cruiser USS Northampton standing off (right), Battle of Santa Cruz Islands, 26 Oct 1942. Photo 2 of 2.

Gun crews aboard USS South Dakota man their 40mm Bofors anti-aircraft guns during the Battle of Santa Cruz Islands, 26 Oct 1942	Japanese bomb exploded off port side of Enterprise during Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, 26 Oct 1942	Japanese pilot Shigeyuki Sato in a D3A dive bomber plunging toward USS Hornet during Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, 26 Oct 1942; note B5N torpedo bomber in level flight and splash from anti-aircraft shell burst in front of Hornet	Mahan maneuvering near a battleship and a destroyer, Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, 26 Oct 1942

Troops abandoning ship after the converted luxury liner SS President Coolidge struck two mines while entering the harbor at Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides, 26 Oct 1942. Only 2 men were lost out of over 5,000.	Type 00 Fighters prepare for launch from the Shokaku, Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, 26 Oct 1942	Auxiliary Aircraft Carrier USS Bogue in Measure 21 paint scheme underway in Puget Sound, Washington, United States, 27 Oct 1942.	US carrier Ranger maneuvering with a destroyer escort in the central Atlantic, 27 Oct 1942. Note the stacks rotated to the horizontal for flight operations.