File:Task Force 16 maneuvering under attack during the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands on 26 October 1942 (80-G-304526).jpg

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Description The U.S. Navy Task Force 16 maneuvering under Japanese air attack during the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands on 26 October 1942. The large ships are (l-r):the heavy cruiser USS Portland (CA-33), the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CV-6) and the battleship USS South Dakota (BB-57).
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Source Official U.S. Navy photo 80-G-304526 from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command
Author U.S. Navy, photographed from plane of USS Hornet (CV-8).

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