File:Transports leaving Guadalcanal 9 August 1942.jpg

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Description A U.S. Navy ships of the invasion force steaming out of the Guadalcanal-Tulagi area during the afternoon of 9 August 1942. Photographed from USS Chicago (CA-29), the view looks westward, with Guadalcanal island in the background. USS Crescent City (AP-40) is at the left. A Curtiss SOC "Seagull" floatplane is in the foreground, on Chicago's starboard catapult.
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Source Official U.S. Navy photo 80-G-231855 from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command
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current23:08, 1 November 2013Thumbnail for version as of 23:08, 1 November 2013739 × 553 (268 KB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description=A U.S. Navy ships of the invasion force steaming out of the Guadalcanal-Tulagi area during the afternoon of 9 August 1942. Photographed from USS ''Chicago'' (CA-29), the view looks westward, with Guadal...