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NH 107950 USS Chevalier

Photo #: NH 107950 USS Chevalier
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Title: USS Chevalier
Description: (DD-451) Moored to the Government Wharf, Tulagi, Solomon Islands, 6 July 1943. Her bow was damaged while rescuing the crew of the sinking USS Strong (DD-467) during the 5 July 1943 Battle of Kula Gulf, and her 5/58 gun mount # 3 shows the effects of a hang-fire, explosion and fire immediately after that rescue was completed. Courtesy of Rick E. Davis, 2012. This is a cleaned version of National Archives' Photo # 80-G-259220. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command.
Catalog #: NH 107950
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