File:US Navy Destroyer Squadron 12 in Ironbottom Sound in February 1944.jpg

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Ships of the U.S. Navy Destroyer Squadron 12 (DesRon 12) returning from a bombardment of Rabaul and salute the dead with S-turns in Ironbottom Sound. This had become a custom whenever DesRon12 ships passed Savo Island after a successful raid against the Japanese. Commanded by Captain Rodger W. Simpson, the squadron raided Rabaul on 17-18 and 23-25 February 1944. The ships are:

  • USS Farenholt (DD-491), flagship,
  • USS Buchanan (DD-484),
  • USS Woodworth (DD-460),
  • USS Lardner (DD-487) and
  • USS Lansdowne (DD-486).
Date circa February 1944
date QS:P,+1944-02-00T00:00:00Z/10,P1480,Q5727902
Source Official U.S. Navy photo 80-G-220757 from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command
Author U.S. Navy

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