File:HMAS Canberra (D33) burning and sinking on 9 August 1942 (LC-Lot-801-16).jpg
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English: The Royal Australian Navy heavy cruiser HMAS Canberra (D33) burning and sinking on 9 August 1942, following the Battle of Savo Island. She was later scuttled that day. The destroyer next to her is probably USS Blue (DD-387). Savo Island is in the background. |
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| Date | 9 August 1942 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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LC-Lot-801-16 |
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| Source | U.S. Navy photo LC-Lot-801-16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other versions | U.S. Navy photo [1] from Hyperwar.org | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| current | 21:26, 28 December 2021 | | 2,633 × 1,757 (2.69 MB) | Cobatfor | high-res file |
| 15:38, 26 June 2006 |  | 640 × 432 (38 KB) | Cla68 | ''HMAS Canberra'' burning and sinking on August 9, 1942. Savo Island is in the background. http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/USN-CN-Savo/index.html |
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