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LC-Lot-801-27: Guadalcanal Campaign, August 1942 – February 1943

LC-Lot-801-27: Guadalcanal Campaign, August 1942 – February 1943. “Torpedo That Failed”. This huge Japanese torpedo, Type 93 (long lance), fired from a submarine, failed to hit its mark. It plunged harmlessly ashore on the beach of Guadalcanal. U.S. Navy photograph. Photographed through Mylar sleeve. Courtesy of the Library of Congress. (2015/11/06).
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Caption: Guadalcanal Campaign, August 1942 – February 1943. “Torpedo That Failed”. This huge Japanese torpedo, Type 93 (long lance), fired from a submarine, failed to hit its mark. It plunged harmlessly ashore on the beach of Guadalcanal. U.S. Navy photograph. Photographed through Mylar sleeve. Courtesy of the Library of Congress. (2015/11/06).
Accession #: LC-Lot-801-27
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  • Theater of Operations--Pacific
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  • World War II 1939-1945
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