18 Sep 1942
New Caledonia
New Caledonia
- USS Nicholas arrived at Nouméa, New Caledonia and went alongside tender USS Whitney for repairs to Nicholas’s main fuel feed pumps. ww2dbase [Nicholas | Dunbea Bay, Nouméa | DS]
8 Nov 1942
New Caledonia
New Caledonia
- Destroyer USS Shaw arrived at Nouméa, New Caledonia. ww2dbase [Shaw | Dunbea Bay, Nouméa | DS]
9 Nov 1942
New Caledonia
New Caledonia
- Destroyer USS Shaw departed Nouméa, New Caledonia bound for Guadalcanal. ww2dbase [Shaw | Dunbea Bay, Nouméa | DS]
31 Jan 1943
New Caledonia
New Caledonia
- Destroyer USS Shaw departed Nouméa, New Caledonia bound for Suva, Fiji. ww2dbase [Shaw | Dunbea Bay, Nouméa | DS]
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