Keywords: Damaged bow of USS Chicago (CA-29) in Sydney dock 1942.jpg The U S Navy Northampton-class heavy cruiser USS Chicago CA-29 in a drydock at the Cockatoo Island dockyard Sydney Australia She clearly shows the torpedo damage in the bow that she received during the Battle of Savo on 9 August 1942 At 01 47 a torpedo probably from the Japanese cruiser Kako had hit Chicago ™s bow 305766 1942-08 Australian armed forces Image copyright Copyright expired - public domain frame cropped PD-Australia USS Chicago CA-29 Battle of Savo Island Black and white photographs Torpedo damage |