| USS San Juan (CL-54) as seen from USS Wasp (CV-7) on the eve of the Guadalcanal-Tulagi invasion. USS San Juan left San Diego, California, United States on June 30, 1942, as part of Task Force 18 and arrived at Nuku’alofa Harbor, Tongatabu, on July 18. Following rehearsal in the Fiji Islands, San Juan provided gunfire support for the landings at Tulagi on August 7, 1942. | |
| Image Filename | wwii1885.jpg |
| Image Size | 1.59 MB |
| Image Dimensions | 5759 x 4540 |
| Photographer | |
| Photographer Title | United States Navy |
| Caption Author | Written or Adapted by Jason McDonald |
| Date Photographed | August 4, 1942 |
| Location | |
| City | Nouméa |
| State or Province | Grande Terre |
| Country | New Caledonia |
| Archive | Naval History and Heritage Command |
| Record Number | 80-G-K-555 |
| Status | Caption ©2026 MFA Productions LLC Please Do Not Duplicate or Distribute Without Permission; Image in the Public Domain |
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