IronbottomSound

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U.S. Navy, photo was taken from USS San Juan (CL-54).

Kredit:

Official U.S. Navy photo 80-G-13539 from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command

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Wikimedia Commons

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A U.S. destroyer steams up what later became known as Ironbottom Sound, the body of water between Guadalcanal and Tulagi, during landings on both islands, 7 August 1942. Savo Island is in the center distance and Cape Esperance, on Guadalcanal, is at the left. Photographed from USS San Juan (CL-54) from a location approximately due east from the northern tip of Savo Island.

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Public domain