Nicholas’s No. 3 5-inch mount after it was demolished by a hangfire. Click on this or any other image to view in more detail.

The images below are part of a series of nearly 200 photos taken on board Nicholas while she was in the Solomon Islands in 1943.

Nicholas exchanges mail with Chevalier
USS Swallow delivers mail to Nicholas
HMAS Arunta delivers mail to Nicholas
Underway replenishment from oiler Sabine
Fire room and engine room of Nicholas
Hangfire!
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