USS_Pensacola_(CA-24)_alongside_of_USS_Vestal_(AR-4)_after_the_Battle_of_Tassafaronga,_17_December_1942_(80-G-33862).jpg
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Summary
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Unknown author
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English:
The U.S. Navy heavy cruiser USS
Pensacola
(CA-24) alongside the repair ship USS
Vestal
(AR-4), undergoing repair of torpedo damage received during the Battle of Tassafaronga, off Guadalcanal on 30 November 1942. Note the hole in her side below the mainmast, and the extensive fire damage in the area of that mast and the number three eight-inch gun turret. Photographed at Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides, on 17 December 1942.
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| Depicted place | Espiritu Santo | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | 17 December 1942 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Accession number |
80-G-33862
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| Source | U.S. Navy photo 80-G-33862 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Licensing
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Naval History and Heritage Command
under the digital ID
80-G-33862
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U.S. Navy
, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a
work
of the
U.S. federal government
, it is in the
public domain
in the United States.
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