MAKE A MEME View Large Image Torpedo damage of USS Chester (CA-27) 1942.jpg American naval personnel examine the hole caused by a torpedo hit in the hull of the heavy cruiser USS Chester CA-27 in Sutherland dock of the Cockatoo Island Dockyard Sydney Australia While ...
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Keywords: Torpedo damage of USS Chester (CA-27) 1942.jpg American naval personnel examine the hole caused by a torpedo hit in the hull of the heavy cruiser USS Chester CA-27 in Sutherland dock of the Cockatoo Island Dockyard Sydney Australia While cruising in support of the operations in the Solomons Chester was hit by a torpedo from the Japanese submarine I-176 on the starboard side amidships on 20 October 1942 which killed 11 and wounded 12 She returned to Espiritu Santo under her own power for emergency repairs on 23 October She steamed to Sydney Australia on 29 October for further repairs and on Christmas Day departed for Norfolk Virginia USA and a complete overhaul 305794 1942-11 Australian armed forces Image copyright Copyright expired - public domain frame cropped PD-Australia USS Chester CA-27 Solomon Islands Campaign Cockatoo Island New South Wales Torpedo damage
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