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Default Re: HOLLANDIA (JAYAPURA) in 1944

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Originally Posted by SouthWestPacificVet View Post
Shaw had some history at Pearl during the attacks, she had a forward magazine explosion while in dry dock which blew her bow off, she had been refitted with a new one and rebuilt by the time she was with us.
Well known picture of the attack showing the USS Shaw exploding.
The USS Nevada is visible to the right, as she makes her way down the channel in her bid to clear the harbor.

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