36 items in this album on 2 pages.
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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. | Mark XV torpedoes being transferred to the USS Nicholas from the USS Patterson at Tulagi, Solomon Islands, 14 Jul 1943 following the Battle of Kolombangara. Photo 1 of 2. |
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Mark XV torpedoes being transferred to the USS Nicholas from the USS Patterson at Tulagi, Solomon Islands, 14 Jul 1943 following the Battle of Kolombangara. Photo 2 of 2. | Portside midships of USS Nicholas during a patrol in the Solomon Island “Slot,” 14 Aug 1943. Note the depth charge launchers along the rail. |
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All hands passing 5-inch powder casings aboard USS Nicholas alongside an ammunition barge at Tulagi, Solomon Islands, Aug 1943. | Elco 80-foot torpedo boat PT-167 with a through-and-through hole in the bow section made by a Japanese torpedo that did not explode, Solomon Islands, 5 Nov 1943. Note 37mm cannon and “Zebra” pattern paint scheme. |
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United States Navy ship LST-207, staffed by Coast Guard personnel, on Kukum Beach, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, 26 Nov 1943. | PT-183 and PT-180, Elco 80-footers of Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 11 (MTBRon 11) at the Rendova PT Boat base on Lumbari Island in the Solomon Islands, 1944 |
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On behalf of the United States Navy, Vice Admiral Aubrey Fitch receives a plaque from appreciative Solomon Islanders on Guadalcanal, 25 Jan 1944. | Captain Arleigh Burke receiving the Navy Cross from Rear Admiral Arthur Merrill aboard the destroyer Charles Ausburne in Purvis Bay, Florida Island, Solomons, 30 Jan 1944. |
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Cruiser USS Honolulu at Tulagi, Solomon Islands, late Apr 1944. Note men painting near the waterline and the two LCVPs alongside. | Wrecked Nagatsuki on the beach at Kolombangara, Solomon Islands. She was beached 5 Jul 1943 in the Battle of Kula Gulf. Photographed from cruiser USS Montpelier on 8 May 1944 |
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USS Bailey following a period of tender repairs in Purvis Bay, Florida Island, Solomon Islands, Aug 1944. Note Bailey’s new Measure 31, Design 6D paint scheme. Photo 1 of 2. | USS Bailey following a period of tender repairs in Purvis Bay, Florida Island, Solomon Islands, Aug 1944. Note Bailey’s new Measure 31, Design 6D paint scheme. Photo 2 of 2. |
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Petrof Bay anchored in Tulagi Harbor, Solomon Islands, 24 Aug 1944 | USS Louisville at anchor in the Purvis Inlet, Solomon Islands, 2 Nov 1944. |
36 items in this album on 2 pages.