File:USS O'Brien (DD-415) being torpedoed on 15 September 1942 (80-G-457818).jpg

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English: The U.S. Navy Sims-class destroyer USS O'Brien (DD-415) is torpedoed by the Japanese submarine I-19 during the Guadalcanal Campaign, on 15 September 1942. The aircraft carrier USS Wasp (CV-7), torpedoed a few minutes earlier, is burning in the left distance. The last of I-19's torpedoes hit the battleship USS North Carolina (BB-55). O'Brien was hit in the extreme bow, but "whipping" from the torpedo explosion caused serious damage to her hull amidships, leading to her loss on 19 October 1942, while she was en route back to the United States for repairs.
Date 15 September 1942
date QS:P571,+1942-09-15T00:00:00Z/11
institution QS:P195,Q3250126
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80-G-457818
Source U.S. Navy photo 80-G-457818

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current21:25, 13 April 2016Thumbnail for version as of 21:25, 13 April 20165,682 × 3,623 (6.3 MB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)new NHHC file
18:33, 2 April 2007Thumbnail for version as of 18:33, 2 April 2007740 × 456 (50 KB)Editor at Large (talk | contribs)Losslessly cropped caption bar
16:05, 18 December 2005Thumbnail for version as of 16:05, 18 December 2005740 × 480 (55 KB)Bellhalla (talk | contribs)USS ''O’Brien'' (DD-415) hit by a topedo. The damage from this hit eventually resulted in her sinking. (Official Navy photo from: http://history.navy.mil/photos/images/g450000/g457818.jpg)

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