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To: SAMWolf

USS Quincy (CA-39)

Photographed from a Japanese cruiser during the Battle of Savo Island, off Guadalcanal, 9 August 1942. Quincy, seen here burning and illuminated by Japanese searchlights, was sunk in this action.

24 posted on 12/04/2002 9:07:36 AM PST by aomagrat
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Thanks, aomagrat.

The Solomons saw some of the last Battleship surface actions. It became a carrier war after that.
25 posted on 12/04/2002 9:11:52 AM PST by SAMWolf
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