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English: The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Laffey (DD-459) maneuvering alongside a heavy cruiser (either USS Pensacola (CA-24) or USS Salt Lake City (CA-25)), probably at Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides, with survivors of USS Wasp (CV-7) on board. Wasp had been sunk by a Japanese submarine on 15 September 1942. The light cruiser in the center background is USS Juneau (CL-52). Note the aircraft catapult on the cruiser from which the photo was taken. |
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| current | 21:07, 16 December 2014 | | 740 × 576 (202 KB) | Cobatfor (talk | contribs) | caption bar cropped |
| 15:27, 19 June 2006 |  | 740 × 600 (124 KB) | Cla68 (talk | contribs) | Survivors from the sinking of ''USS Wasp'' on U.S. destroyer ''Laffey'' at Espiritu Santo. Ship in background is ''USS Atlanta''. Photo was taken from ''USS Salt Lake City''. Photo is official US Navy photo #NH-97867 and is public domain. Source is co |
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