-USS Hornet (CV-8), USS New Orleans (CA-32), USS Atlanta (CL-51) and USS Phelps (DD-360) at sea on 6 June 1942 (80-G-7750)
Summary
The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-8), the light anti-aircraft cruiser USS Atlanta (CL-51), left, and the heavy cruiser USS New Orleans (CA-32), center, and the destroyer USS Phelps (DD-360), right, following the Battle of Midway on 6 June 1942. The photo was taken as Atlanta came up to offer assistance to the Phelps (DD-360) which had broken down temporarily because of fuel shortage.
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Date
06/06/1942
Source
National Museum of the U.S. Navy
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Public Domain