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USS HELENA SURVIVORS & NIGHT ACTION, BATTLE KULA GULF Part 2

Description

1) MS CL underway. SHS Men stack empty shells.2) CU Lookouts, 20 MMs gun crew stand by.3) SHS Crew wash deck. 5" AA manned.4) CU Adm. Ainswaorth shakes hands with officers-2V.5) SHS Bost, loaded Helena survivors, pulls away-3V.6) MS USS strong approaches, passes mail to Hon.7) SHS Transferring men, CL to DD-2V.8) MS Helena survivors assisted over gangway-4V.9) SHS 5" AA manned-3V. Piles empty shells UX-5V.10) MS Night firing, flashes, many salvos.11) SHS PT approaches, passes-3V.12) SHS Helena survivors leave DD Nicholas-SV.13) MS 6" turrets fired--night-3V.

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Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities

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Date
1943-07-08
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3:46