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| Keywords: USSOBrienDD415 torpedo.jpg The U S Navy Sims-class destroyer USS O'Brien DD-415 is torpedoed by the Japanese submarine I-19 during the Guadalcanal Campaign on 15 September 1942 The aircraft carrier USS Wasp CV-7 torpedoed a few minutes earlier is burning in the left distance The last of I-19's torpedoes hit the battleship USS North Carolina BB-55 O'Brien was hit in the extreme bow but whipping from the torpedo explosion caused serious damage to her hull amidships leading to her loss on 19 October 1942 while she was en route back to the United States for repairs Official U S Navy photo http //www history navy mil/our-collections/photography/numerical-list-of-images/nara-series/80-g/80-G-450000/80-G-457818 html 80-G-457818 from the U S Navy http //www history navy mil Naval History and Heritage Command 1942-09-15 U S Navy PD-USGov-Military-Navy USS O'Brien DD-415 USS Wasp CV-7 Pacific War in September 1942 | ||||
