Keywords: USS St. Louis (CL-49) bombards Shortlands in November 1943.jpeg The U S Navy light cruiser USS St Louis CL-49 unleashes her main batteries during a bombardment of the Shortland Islands The photo was taken from USS Honolulu CL-48 http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/doncoms/AdvQuery php U S Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/doncoms/Display php irn 51575 QueryPage 2Femuwebdoncoms 2Fpages 2Fdoncoms 2FAdvQuery php 2012 055 011 1943-11 U S Navy PD-USGov-Military-Navy USS St Louis CL-49 USS Honolulu CL-48 Solomon Islands Campaign Firing naval artillery |