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Destroyer USS Nicholas leading five destroyers and four cruisers in the Solomon Islands, 13 May 1943.	Sailors cleaning a 5-inch gun barrel aboard USS Nicholas following action on 13 May 1943.

Track chart showing USS Honolulu’s movements during a bombardment of the Vila Plantation in the Kula Gulf, Solomon Islands, 13 May 1943; taken from Honolulu’s action report.	USS Helena performing night time bombardment of Japanese positions in the Munda-Vila area, New Georgia, Solomon Islands, 13 May 1943; photo taken from USS Honolulu

Workers paintingin the hull of USS Searaven during an overhaul, Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 13 May 1943	Wotje Atoll, Marshall Islands seen through the periscope of USS Pollack, mid-May 1943

Cruiser USS Portland as seen off Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California after overhaul, 17 May 1943.	Broadside view of USS Marlin, off Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States, 19 May 1943

Stern view of USS Marlin, off Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States, 19 May 1943	USS Marlin off Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States, 19 May 1943

An officer disembarking USS New Jersey after the commissioning ceremony, Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 23 May 1943	Commissioning ceremony of USS New Jersey, Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 23 May 1943, photo 01 of 25

Commissioning ceremony of USS New Jersey, Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 23 May 1943, photo 02 of 25	Commissioning ceremony of USS New Jersey, Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 23 May 1943, photo 03 of 25

Commissioning ceremony of USS New Jersey, Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 23 May 1943, photo 04 of 25	Commissioning ceremony of USS New Jersey, Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 23 May 1943, photo 05 of 25

Commissioning ceremony of USS New Jersey, Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 23 May 1943, photo 06 of 25; note Captain Carl Holden on left	Commissioning ceremony of USS New Jersey, Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 23 May 1943, photo 07 of 25; note Captain Carl Holden on left

Commissioning ceremony of USS New Jersey, Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 23 May 1943, photo 08 of 25	Commissioning ceremony of USS New Jersey, Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 23 May 1943, photo 09 of 25; note Captain Carl Holden on left