Keywords: USS Aludra (AK-72) 1942-43.jpg The U S Navy cargo ship USS Aludra AK-72 circa late 1942 or early 1943 Note her deck cargo of four Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat fighters and several landing craft Aludra was a Crater-class cargo ship and was sunk by the Japanese submarine RO-103 south of Guadalcanal on 23 June 1943 Official U S Navy photograph NH 104025 from the collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command http //www history navy mil/photos/ac-usn22/f-types/f4f-l htm 1942-1943 USN PD-USGov-Military-Navy Crater class cargo ships Solomon Islands Campaign |