MAKE A MEME View Large Image Damaged stern of USS Portland (CA-33) after Naval Battle of Guadalcanal 1942.jpg The almost severed stern section of U S Navy heavy cruiser USS Portland CA-33 strapped in position by a heavy girder which had been installed at Tulagi ...
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Keywords: Damaged stern of USS Portland (CA-33) after Naval Battle of Guadalcanal 1942.jpg The almost severed stern section of U S Navy heavy cruiser USS Portland CA-33 strapped in position by a heavy girder which had been installed at Tulagi Solomons following the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal before coming to Cockatoo Island Dockyard Sydney Australia The dockyard repaired and reconditioned electrical and mechanical equipment in the ship which had been condemned as useless by the ship's officers Portland had arrived at Sydney 30 November 1942 but did not enter drydock until 24 December after USS Chester CA-27 and USS New Orleans CA-32 were repaired She left Australia after preliminary repairs Following short stops at Samoa and Pearl Harbor the ship arrived at Mare Island Navy Yard California USA on 3 March 1943 305771 1942-12 Australian armed forces Image copyright Copyright expired - public domain frame cropped PD-Australia USS Portland CA-33 Cockatoo Island New South Wales Naval Battle of Guadalcanal - US forces Torpedo damage
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