USS Chicago CL-29 / CA-29
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August 9, 1942: USS Chicago CA-29 seen off Tulagi, Solomon Islands during the Battle of Savo Island.



August 30, 1942: USS Chicago CA-29 seen in the Sutherland Drydock, Cockatoo Island, Sydney, NSW, Australia affecting repairs to the bows which were damaged by a torpedo during the Battle of Savo Island.



August 30, 1942: Close-up of the damaged bows of USS Chicago CA-29.



August 30, 1942: Close-up of the damaged bows of USS Chicago CA-29.



December 20, 1942: USS Chicago seen off Mare Island Naval Shipyard following repairs and overhaul.



January 29, 1943: USS Chicago CA-29 seen under tow by USS Louisville CA-28 following a Japanese torpedo aircraft attack during the Battle of Rennell Island.



January 30, 1943: USS Chicago CA-29 seen not long before sinking.





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