The U.S. Navy battleship USS <i>South Dakota</i> (BB-57) and two destroyers alongside the repair ship USS <i>Prometheus</i> (AR-3) for repairs, probably at Noumea, New Caledonia, in November 1942. The inboard destroyer, with the distorted bow, is probably USS <i>Mahan</i> (DD-364), which was damaged in a collision with <i>South Dakota</i> at the close of the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands on 27 October 1942. <i>South Dakota</i> received damage in both that battle and in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal on 15 November 1942. The other destroyer may be USS <i>Lamson</i> (DD-367).
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November 1942<div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1942-11-00T00:00:00Z/10</div>
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