USN · DD
Blue
Photos and infoBagley-class destroyer. Picket on the southern side of Savo Island. The Japanese column went by close aboard and she did not see it. In the morning she helped take Canberra's crew off.
Bagley classRadar picket southwest of Savo Island. Mikawa's column passed her unseen. Not sunk in this battle.
Forecastle and bridge of USS Blue (DD-387) and USS Ralph Talbot (DD-390) at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard on 11 April 1942 (19-N-29229).jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Command
Battle of Savo Island
1942-08-09 · picket; the column passed her unseen
