Battle of Tassafaronga, 30 November 1942
USS New Orleans (CA-32) camouflaged at Tulagi, Solomon Islands, some days after she was torpedoed during the Battle of Tassafaronga on 30 November 1942. Note that her stern is riding high, and that her forward end is low in the water. The torpedo and subsequent explosion had severed her bow between Number 1 and Number 2 8-inch gun turrets (80-G-216014).
USS Pensacola (CA-24) alongside USS Vestal (AR-4) undergoing repair of torpedo damage received during the Battle of Tassafaronga on 30 November 1942. Note the hole in her side below the mainmast, and the extensive fire damage in the area of that mast and the Number 3 8-inch gun turret. Photographed at Espirito Santo, New Hebrides, on 17 December 1942 (80-G-33862).
Published: Fri May 10 12:37:29 EDT 2019