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| Caption | Shipfitter 3rd-class D.R. Cole looks through a hole in USS Honolulu’s stern made by a Japanese torpedo that did not explode, 13 Jul 1943 during the Battle of Kolombangara. Photo taken at Tulagi. ww2dbase | |||||||||
| WW2-Era Location Name | Tulagi, Solomon Islands, British Western Pacific Territories | |||||||||
| Date | 13 Jul 1943 | |||||||||
| Photographer | Unknown | |||||||||
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| Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Navy | |||||||||
| Link to Source | Link | |||||||||
| Identification Code | 80-G-259436 | |||||||||
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| Photos on Same Day | 13 Jul 1943 | |||||||||
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| Added By | David Stubblebine | |||||||||
| Photo Size | 1,179 x 940 pixels | |||||||||
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The torpedo that made this hole penetrated two-feet inside the ship and was initially held in place by the force of its own propellers. Once the torpedo’s fuel was exhausted, the motors stopped and the torpedo fell away and sank. The area of the ship where this torpedo struck stored aviation gasoline and a bomb locker.