MAKE A MEME View Large Image LaffeyWaspSurvivors.jpg The U S Navy destroyer USS Laffey DD-459 maneuvering alongside a heavy cruiser either USS Pensacola CA-24 or USS Salt Lake City CA-25 probably at Espiritu Santo New Hebrides with survivors of USS Wasp CV-7 on board ...
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Keywords: LaffeyWaspSurvivors.jpg The U S Navy destroyer USS Laffey DD-459 maneuvering alongside a heavy cruiser either USS Pensacola CA-24 or USS Salt Lake City CA-25 probably at Espiritu Santo New Hebrides with survivors of USS Wasp CV-7 on board Wasp had been sunk by a Japanese submarine on 15 September 1942 The light cruiser in the center background is USS Juneau CL-52 Note the aircraft catapult on the cruiser from which the photo was taken Official U S Navy photo http //www history navy mil/photos/images/h97000/h97867c htm NH 97867 from the U S Navy http //www history navy mil Naval History and Heritage Command 1942-09 USN PD-USGov-Military-Navy see at this http //www history navy mil/branches/org11-2 htm site all Pictures in the Online Library of Naval Historical Center are public domain USS Laffey DD-459 USS Wasp CV-7 USS Juneau CL-52 Pacific War in September 1942 Pensacola class cruisers Catapults ship
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