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Caption | 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 | ||||||||
WW2-Era Location Name | Kolombangara, British Western Pacific Territories | ||||||||
Date | 8 May 1944 | ||||||||
Photographer | Unknown | ||||||||
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Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives via United States Navy Naval History and Heritage Command | ||||||||
Link to Source | Link | ||||||||
Identification Code | 80-G-232152 | ||||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 8 May 1944 | ||||||||
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Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010: Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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Added By | C. Peter Chen | ||||||||
Photo Size | 5,706 x 4,516 pixels |
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23 May 2013 01:06:19 AM
when the vessel was removed from that beach and who made that picture