File:USS Juneau (CL-52) underway during the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands on 26 October 1942 (80-G-304513).jpg

Page contents not supported in other languages.
This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Original file ‎(2,121 × 1,590 pixels, file size: 1.16 MB, MIME type: image/jpeg)

Summary

Photographer
Unknown authorUnknown author
Description
English: The U.S. Navy light cruiser USS Juneau (CL-52) underway at 1154 hrs on 26 October 1942, during the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands.

Shortly before noon on 26 October 1942, Grumman TBF-1 Avengers were returning to the USS Hornet (CV-8) only to find the carrier dead in the water. The aircraft were signaled to head for USS Enterprise (CV-6). Juneau also read the the signal and thought it was intended for her and proceeded towards Enterprise, as shown here.

Note that Juneau had been repainted to a solid pattern camouflage since 16 September 1942, when the last known photo was taken at Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides. The exact colour of paint applied is not known, surviving textual records show that Captain Swenson of Juneau wanted to paint her with a medium gray ("Mountbatten Pink") that was applied to U.S. Navy ships in the South Atlantic. However, it is unknown, if that colour was available at Tongatabu where the ship was in port for several days. Therefore the exact colour is unknown.
Date 26 October 1942
date QS:P571,+1942-10-26T00:00:00Z/11
institution QS:P195,Q3250126
Accession number
80-G-304513
Source U.S. Navy photo 80-G-304513 (cropped)
Other versions

Licensing

This image is available from the Naval History and Heritage Command under the digital ID 80-G-304513.
Most of the photos found in the NHHC collection are in the public domain and may be downloaded and used without permissions or special requirements. Those which are not will be noted in the copyright section of the NHHC image description.[1]
Public domain
This file is a work of a sailor or employee of the U.S. Navy, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, it is in the public domain in the United States.
This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.

File history

Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.

Date/TimeThumbnailDimensionsUserComment
current22:35, 22 July 2017Thumbnail for version as of 22:35, 22 July 20172,121 × 1,590 (1.16 MB)Cobatforcleaned
22:32, 22 July 2017Thumbnail for version as of 22:32, 22 July 20172,121 × 1,590 (1.14 MB)Cobatfor== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Photograph |description = {{en|1=The U.S. Navy light cruiser USS ''Juneau'' (CL-52) underway at 1154 hrs on 26 October 1942, during the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands.<br> Shortly before noon on 26 October 1942, Grumm...
The following pages on the English Wikipedia use this file (pages on other projects are not listed):

Global file usage

The following other wikis use this file:

Metadata

This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create or digitize it.

If the file has been modified from its original state, some details may not fully reflect the modified file.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:USS_Juneau_(CL-52)_underway_during_the_Battle_of_the_Santa_Cruz_Islands_on_26_October_1942_(80-G-304513).jpg"