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Description 80-G-54646: Battle of Vella La Vella, 6 October 1943. A warship fires at a Japanese invasion force that attempt to land troops on Vella La Vella Island, Solomon Islands. Her speed and maneuverability cut down by engine damage, she hurls a stream of anti-aircraft sheels against bombers overhead. Photograph released October 21, 1943. U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2016/11/25).
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Author National Museum of the U.S. Navy

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This image was originally posted to Flickr by Photograph Curator at https://flickr.com/photos/127906254@N06/31068785321 (archive). It was reviewed on 10 July 2018 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the Public Domain Mark.

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