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Description The U.S. Navy convoy at sea, circa 1942. The destroyer to the right is USS Wilson (DD-408), which served in the Atlantic until June 1942 and was thereafter in the Pacific. The ship at the far left is a New Orleans-class heavy cruiser. It is possible that this view is of the Guadalcanal-Tulagi invasion convoy, in July-August 1942.
Date circa 1942
date QS:P,+1942-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Source Official U.S. Navy photo 80-G-K-388 from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command
Author U.S. Navy

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