Chronology of World War II

Saturday, August 8


US Destroyer-Minesweeper Hopkins Passing Transport Area


US Destroyer-Minesweeper <i>Hopkins</i> Passing Transport Area
The U.S. Navy destroyer-minesweeper USS Hopkins (DMS-13) steams past the transport area between Guadalcanal and Tulagi, 8 August 1942. The ship burning in the left center distance is USS George F. Elliott (AP-13), which had been hit by a Japanese air attack earlier in the day.