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Plate III Diagram of Torpedo Damage USS Strong (DD-467) 5 July 1943 Kula Gulf
(Upper left) Estimated point of impact forward fire room B-1-1 and Forward Engine Room B-2.
(Center left) Main Deck - Starboard side blown out and holed. Seam opened in main deck.
(Lower left) First Platform - Estimated point of torpedo impact. Large hole reported in starboard shell plating.
(Center right) Section at frame 90 looking foward - Estimated W.L. [Water Line] immediately after dmaged (15° list to starboard). Port side plating and deck edge demolished. Sheer strake 3/4" S.T.S. Equipment in forward fire room demolished and probably blown to starboard side. Large hole blown in starboard side mend had difficulty in launching gig.
Credit: USN Date: July 5, 1943
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