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80-G-K-1117 cropped 80-G-K-1117 (cropped) U.S. Navy ships at Bora Bora, Society Islands probably probably

Photo #: 80-G-K-1117 (cropped) U.S. Navy ships at Bora Bora, Society Islands probably probably
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Title: 80-G-K-1117 (cropped) U.S. Navy ships at Bora Bora, Society Islands probably probably
Description: A destroyer and a light cruiser in Teavanui Harbor, February 1942. The cruiser (with four smokestacks) is USS Trenton (CL-11), and the destroyer is USS Sampson (DD-394). Note their camouflage: Measure 12 on the cruiser and the mottled pattern of Measure 12 (Modified) on the destroyer. This image is cropped from Photo # 80-G-K-1117. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
Catalog #: 80-G-K-1117 cropped
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