The U.S. Navy destroyer USS <i>Selfridge</i> (DD-357) upon arrival at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California (USA), on 24 January 1944. She lost her bow after a torpedo hit during the Battle of Vella Lavella on 6 October 1943. A temporary bow was fittet at Tulagi and Noumea so that she could reach the U.S. West Coast for permanent repairs.
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