File:Damaged USS New Orleans (CA-32) reaching Tulagi on 1 December 1942.jpg

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English: The damaged U.S. Navy heavy cruiser USS New Orleans (CA-32) entering Tulagi harbour about eight hours after the Battle of Tassafaronga, 1 December 1942. Everything ahead of turret No. 2 is missing after being hit by a single torpedo which exploded her forward magazines.
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Source U.S. Navy photo [1] from Navsource.org
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00:04, 23 April 2008Thumbnail for version as of 00:04, 23 April 20081,200 × 968 (391 KB)Cla68 (talk | contribs){{Information |Description=USS New Orleans near Tulagi on December 1, 1942. The bow was blown off forward of turret two during the Battle of Tassafaronga the night before, killing 180+ of the ship's crew. |Source= http://www.navsource.org/archives/04/0

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