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. . . . . Affer five days in Pearl Harbor Ihe Showboai' sei' her course for Tongafabu in 'Ihe Tonga or Friendly Island group. On 24 July she dropped anchor 'Ihere in Nukualafa Anchorage. Her venrure inro Iighfing wafers had begun. On Ihe same day NORTH CAROLINA sorfied fo rendezvous wi'I'h Task Group 6I.I. O ScuH'lebuH ran high when our carriers pracficed am- phibious supporfing operalions in fhe Fiii Islands: buf few had ever heard of fhe remofe island of Guadalcanal, where a scanl group of Unifed SI'a'res Marines, wifh fleef supporf, were abou'I' Io sfem Ihe surging Japanese Iide. Our designa'I'ed sup- porfing area kepf us ouf of fhe inifial surface engagemen+s of 7 Augusl, I942. Bul on 'rhe 24Ih, while sfeaming befween Malaila and Sfewari' Islands in fhe Solomons, I'he Iirsf Japanese air aI'Iack specifically aimed aI' Ihis ship developed. NORTH CAROLINA successfully repelled all bombing and s'I'raIing a'Hacks, receiving only superficial damage. When I'he smoke finally seffled, seven Jap planes and up 'Io a score more probables had been splashed. THE SHOWBOAT had proved her meI'rIe. I On I5 Seplember, I942, NORTH CAROLINA ioined I'he mounfing Iisf of submarine vicfims by caiching a Iorpedo in her por'I' bow. She Iimped back Io Pearl 'for exfensive repairs. All was nol' Iosl' during Ihis period, however: new and badly needed gunnery insfallafions were fasf becoming available. O By 'Ihe end o hFfORTH CAROLINA had refurned 'Io Ihe Fiii Islands. The win'Ier was spenf al' Ihe anchorage a+ Noumea, New Caledonia, wi'Ih 'frequenf sorfies info 'l'he Solomons area. Aciion was Iighf as bo'Ih fleefs fell' each ofher ou'I. II' was Pearl Harbor and drydock for April and May, and THE SHOW- BOAT'S fighring edge grew s'IiII sharper. June 'Ihrough Augusl' was spenl' in search and pafrol sorI'ies ou'I' of Noumea, and in suppori' of 'Ihe New Georgia operalions. I All Ihe while our fleei' was growing. By winler of I943 fhe long awai'I'ed offensive was a+ las? rolling. Fleer anchorage had moved nor'l'h fo Efafe, in Ihe Ellice Islands. From 30 November I'o 5 December NORTH CAROLINA par'I'icipa+ed in fhe occupa'I'ion of Ihe Gilberfs. On 8 December, aI' 0700, we commenced 'the bombard- menf of Nauru, and 'Ihus became 'Ihe 'Iirs'r American baffleship fo bombard Jap-held +erri+ory. Our long march nor'II1ward and foward Tokyo Bay had begun in fac'I' ..... NOUMEA. NEW CALEDONIA
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