File:USS St. Louis (CL-49) and other ships firing during the Battle of Kolombangara, 13 July 1943 (80-G-342767).jpg

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English: The U.S. Navy light cruiser USS St. Louis (CL-49) and other ships firing during the Battle of Kolombangara, 13 July 1943. This is probably the battle's initial engagement, in which the Japanese light cruiser Jintsu was sunk by gunfire and torpedo hits and HMNZS Leander (75) was heavily damaged by a Japanese torpedo.
Date 13 July 1943
date QS:P571,+1943-07-13T00:00:00Z/11
institution QS:P195,Q3250126
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80-G-342767
Source U.S. Navy photo 80-G-342767

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current16:58, 3 August 2017Thumbnail for version as of 16:58, 3 August 20175,181 × 3,872 (4.03 MB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)new NHHC file
19:43, 24 March 2008Thumbnail for version as of 19:43, 24 March 2008740 × 596 (27 KB)Finavon (talk | contribs)caption cropped
15:13, 1 August 2006Thumbnail for version as of 15:13, 1 August 2006740 × 620 (33 KB)Cla68 (talk | contribs)Photo #: 80-G-342763 Battle of Kolombangara, 13 July 1943 USS Saint Louis (CL-49) and HMNZS Leander firing during the action. This is probably the battle's initial engagement, in which the Japanese light cruiser Jintsu was sunk by gunfire and torpedo hi

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