Keywords: blackandwhite monochrome outdoor wave water sky ocean black and white 80-G-30685: USS O’Brien (DD 415) sinking while off Samoa on the way back to the U.S. for repairs, on October 19, 1942. She broke in two and sank after the crew abandoned ship. Previously, on September 15, she was hit in the extreme bow by a torpedo from Japanese submarine I-19, which had just torpedoed USS Wasp (CV 7). (9/22/2015). Note, other images exist in this series but are blurred. 80-G-30685: USS O’Brien (DD 415) sinking while off Samoa on the way back to the U.S. for repairs, on October 19, 1942. She broke in two and sank after the crew abandoned ship. Previously, on September 15, she was hit in the extreme bow by a torpedo from Japanese submarine I-19, which had just torpedoed USS Wasp (CV 7). (9/22/2015). Note, other images exist in this series but are blurred. |