File:Sinking HMAS Canberra (D33) with US destroyers on 9 August 1942.jpg

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Description U.S. Navy destroyers remove the crew from the sinking Royal Australian Navy heavy cruiser HMAS Canberra (D33) after the Battle of Savo Island, 9 August 1942. USS Blue (DD-387) is alongside Canberra´s port bow, as USS Patterson (DD-392) approaches from astern.
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Source Official U.S. Navy photo 80-G-13488 from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command. The original uploader was Raul654 at English Wikipedia., 2004-08-07 (original upload date)
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