Turned into a blazing inferno by three torpedoes from a Japanese submarine, the 14,700-ton United States aircraft-carrier Wasp lists to starboard. The Wasp, which was the newest carrier in the United States Navy, was attacked while escorting ships with supplies to Guadalcanar. The white streak in the foreground is the wake of the ship from which this picture was taken.
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Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 13057, 27 January 1943, Page 3
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60Turned into a blazing inferno by three torpedoes from a Japanese submarine, the 14,700-ton United States aircraft-carrier Wasp lists to starboard. The Wasp, which was the newest carrier in the United States Navy, was attacked while escorting ships with supplies to Guadalcanar. The white streak in the foreground is the wake of the ship from which this picture was taken. Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 13057, 27 January 1943, Page 3
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