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80-G-16348: Loss of USS Wasp (CV 7), 15 September 1942

80-G-16348: Loss of USS Wasp (CV 7), 15 September 1942. Wasp after being torpedoed by Japanese submarine I-19. She was engaged in covering the movement of supplies and reinforcements into Guadalcanal Island. Photograph released on 27 October 1942. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the U.S. Navy. (2016/06/12)
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Caption: Loss of USS Wasp (CV-7), 15 September 1942. Wasp after being torpedoed by Japanese submarine I-19. She was engaged in covering the movement of supplies and reinforcements into Guadalcanal Island. Photograph released on 27 October 1942. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the U.S. Navy. (2016/06/12)
Accession #: 80-G-16348
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  • World War II 1939-1945
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  • National Museum of the U.S. Navy
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