Monday, October 27, 2008

USS New Orleans at Tulagi

War brings many of most stark and tragic images of history. Here, after taking a torpedo in WWII, the USS New Orleans is anchored at Tulagi Island in the Solomons Islands. The ship has been camouflaged to protect from another attack.

Tulagi: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulagi

More USS New Orleans pictures: http://www.navsource.org/archives/04/032/04032.htm

History: http://www.hazegray.org/danfs/cruisers/cl32.txt