80-G-316296: USS Selfridge (DD-357), steaming out to sea after repairs at Mare Island Navy Yard, California, for bow blown off just forward of the bridge in a heroic action in the Battle of Vella Lavella on October 6, 1943. Repairs were completed in the spring of 1944. This photograph was released May 1, 1945. Official Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2018/01/31). 80-G-316296_26136304298_o

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