Battle of Tassafaronga, 30 November 1942 USS Minneapolis (CA-36) at Tulagi with torpedo damage received in the battle. Photograph was taken on 1 December 1942, as work began to cut away the wreckage of her bow.(rudeerude)

USS Minneapolis bow damaged

Battle of the Coral Sea, May 1942.Destroyers alongside USS Lexington (CV-2) to assist in the carrier's abandonment, after she had been mortally damaged by fires and explosions during the afternoon of May 8 1942.

USS Lexington abandon ship

USS Salt Lake City (CA-25), USS Pensacola (CA-24) and USS New Orleans (CA-32) (listed from left to right)nested together at Pearl Harbor, 31 October 1943 after completion of repairs.The USS New Orleans had her bow ripped off from the second turret forward in the Battle of Tassafaronga.Note radar antennas, gun directors and eight-inch guns on these three heavy cruisers.