[Photo] Wrecked Nagatsuki on the beach at Kolombangara, Solomon Islands, 8 May 1944; she was beached on 5 Jul 1943 during the Battle of Kula Gulf; photographed from cruiser USS Montpelier

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Wrecked Nagatsuki on the beach at Kolombangara, Solomon Islands, 8 May 1944; she was beached on 5 Jul 1943 during the Battle of Kula Gulf; photographed from cruiser USS Montpelier ww2dbase

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ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives via United States Navy Naval History and Heritage Command

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Identification Code

80-G-232152

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Solomon Islands Campaign	Main article	Photos	Maps
Nagatsuki	Main article	Photos

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5,706 x 4,516 pixels

Photos on Same Day

8 May 1944

Photos at Same Place

Kolombangara, British Western Pacific Territories

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C. Peter Chen

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1. Anonymous says:
23 May 2013 01:06:19 AM

when the vessel was removed from that beach and who made that picture

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WW2-Era Place Name	Kolombangara, British Western Pacific Territories
Lat/Long	-8.0466, 157.1936

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