80-G-700018:  USS St. Louis (CL 49) whose bow was blown by a Japanese torpedo at the Battle of Kolombangara, 12/13 July 1943.   St. Louis received a temporary bow at an advanced base in the Pacific.  With this bow, the cruiser was able to return to a west-coast navy yard for more permanent repairs.  Photograph released:  July 24, 1945.  U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.  (2017/02/14).
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