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Curtiss SOC-3 catapulted from the USS Honolulu (CL-48) underway at a sea near Kolombangara Island.

The USS Honolulu (CL-48) underway at a sea around Kolombangara Island. Sailors rest on the deck of the ship. Curtiss SOC-3 Seagull aircraft catapulted from the USS Honolulu (CL-48). Gunner in cockpit of SOC-3. A ship in background.

Location: Kolombangara Solomon Islands

Date: 1943, May 13

Duration: 1 min 44 sec

Sound: No

Color: Color

Clip Type: Unedited

Language: None

US Task Force Light Cruisers shell Vila air strip at Kolombangara Island.

USS Honolulu (CL-48) and other Light Cruisers fire at Kolombangara Island. CL (Light Cruiser) underway at a sea. Sailors aboard the USS Honolulu (CL-48) clean 6 inch guns. Stern of the USS Honolulu. Several CLs underway. SBD Dauntless aircraft flies low over water. Three CLs underway. 5 inch gun fired from the USS Honolulu. CLs fire guns. Flak overhead.

Location: Kolombangara Solomon Islands

Date: 1943, May 13

Duration: 3 min 15 sec

Sound: No

Color: Color

Clip Type: Unedited

Language: None

United States sailors aboard the USS Honolulu (CL-48), Kolombangara Island.

USS Honolulu (CL-48) and other Light Cruisers fire at Kolombangara Island. Baker's flag on the USS Honolulu CL-48. SOC Seagull aircraft catapulted from it. CL (Light Cruiser) underway in background. A sailor looks out of the turret. The sailor looks through binoculars. Signal flags on the CL. The SOC approaches. Sailors on deck of the USS Honolulu. A Destroyer underway at sea. Sailors on the deck. One sailor gets a hair cut. A sailor with a camera above the gun turret.

Location: Kolombangara Solomon Islands

Date: 1943, May 13

Duration: 2 min 20 sec

Sound: No

Color: Color

Clip Type: Unedited

Language: None