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80-G-K-1117 Bora Bora, Society Islands probably

Photo #: 80-G-K-1117 Bora Bora, Society Islands probably
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Title: Bora Bora, Society Islands probably
Description: U.S. Navy ships in Teavanui Harbor in February 1942. The town of Vaitape is in the left center. The cruiser and destroyer on the right are USS Trenton (CL-11) with four smokestacks, and USS Sampson (DD-394). An oiler is in the center distance. See Photo # 80-G-K-1117 (cropped) for a version of this image emphasizing the ships on the right. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
Catalog #: 80-G-K-1117
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