Wrecked Nagatsuki on the beach at Kolombangara, Solomon Islands, 8 May 1944; she was beached on 5 Jul 1943 during the Battle of Kula Gulf; photographed from cruiser USS Montpelier

Historical Information
Caption     Wrecked Nagatsuki on the beach at Kolombangara, Solomon Islands, 8 May 1944; she was beached on 5 Jul 1943 during the Battle of Kula Gulf; photographed from cruiser USS Montpelier ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Kolombangara, British Western Pacific Territories
Date 8 May 1944
Photographer    Unknown
 
Source Information
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives via United States Navy Naval History and Heritage Command
Link to Source    Link
Identification Code   80-G-232152
 
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Photos on Same Day 8 May 1944
Colorized By WW2DB     Colorized with Adobe Photoshop
 
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1. Anonymous says:
23 May 2013 01:06:19 AM

when the vessel was removed from that beach and who made that picture

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WW2-Era Location Name:
Kolombangara, British Western Pacific Territories

Latitude-Longitude:
-8.0466, 157.1936

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