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Description Ships of the U.S. Navy Task Force 18 during gunnery exercises off Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides, on 19 April 1943. At right are the destroyers USS Strong (DD-467) and USS O'Bannon (DD-450), making a turn. The three large ships in the distance are light cruisers, including USS St. Louis (CL-49) and USS Helena (CL-50) at left and either USS Nashville (CL-43) or USS Honolulu (CL-48) in the right center.
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Source Official U.S. Navy photo 80-G-299058 from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command
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