File:USS Pringle (DD-477) in Purvis Bay, in August 1943 (80-G-56826).jpg

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photographed from USS Nicholas (DD-449)
Description
English: The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Pringle (DD-477) in Purvis Bay, Nggela Islands, Solomon Islands, in August 1943, after her floatplane catapult was removed. A 40 mm twin was mounted on the fantail but not on the usual deckhouse between the 53 and 54 mounts. The destroyer in the left background appears to be USS Conway (DD-507).
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Camera location9° 09′ 01.01″ S, 160° 15′ 18″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo
Date August 1943
date QS:P571,+1943-08-00T00:00:00Z/10
institution QS:P195,Q3250126
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80-G-56826
Source U.S. Navy photo 80-G-56826

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This image is available from the Naval History and Heritage Command under the digital ID 80-G-56826.
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