File:USS Louisville (CA-28) tows USS Chicago (CA-29) during the Battle of Rennell Island on 30 January 1943.jpg

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Description The U.S. Navy heavy cruiser USS Chicago (CA-29), at left, under tow at five knots by USS Louisville (CA-28) on the morning of 30 January 1943. The damaged cruiser had been torpedoed by Japanese aircraft on the previous night. A tug, probably USS Navajo (AT-64), is alongside Louisville.
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Source Official U.S. Navy photo NH 94681 from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command
Author U.S. Navy (collection of Vice Admiral Robert C. Giffen, USN)

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current17:07, 27 January 2017Thumbnail for version as of 17:07, 27 January 20175,372 × 3,232 (6.64 MB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)new NHHC file
23:27, 17 July 2006Thumbnail for version as of 23:27, 17 July 20061,501 × 925 (603 KB)Cla68 (talk | contribs)''USS Louisville'' (right) tows crippled ''USS Chicago'' on the morning of January 30, 1943 during the Battle of Rennell Island. Frank, Richard B., ''Guadalcanal, the Definitive Account of the Landmark Battle,'' (1990), Penguin Group, ISBN 01401.65614, b

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