File:USS Savannah (CL-42) is hit by a German guided bomb, off Salerno, 11 September 1943.jpg

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Description USS Savannah (CL-42) is hit by a German radio-controlled en:glide bomb, while supporting Allied forces ashore during the Salerno operation, 11 September 1943. The bomb hit the top of the ship's number three 6"/47 gun turret and penetrated deep into her hull before exploding. The photograph shows the explosion venting through the top of the turret and also through Savannah's hull below the waterline. A motor torpedo boat (PT) is passing by in the foreground.
Date Taken on 11 September 1943
Source Naval Historical Center
Author US Navy Employee
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