Keywords: USS San Juan (CL-54) at Guadalcanal Aug 1942.jpg The U S Navy Atlanta-class light cruiser USS San Juan CL-54 7 - 9 August 1942 She provided shore bombardment support for the landings of US Marines at Tulagi Island on 7 August 1942 On 8 and 9 August 1942 during the Battle of Savo Island San Juan was patrolling the eastern approaches to the transport area between the islands of Tulagi and Guadalcanal P05292 023 ca 1942-08-08 Australian armed forces Image copyright Copyright expired - public domain frame cropped PD-Australia USS San Juan CL-54 Guadalcanal landings in August 1942 Black and white photographs |