Battleship Versus Battleship : The Guadalcanal Battle of 14–15 November, 1942 USS San Francisco (CA-38) entering San Francisco Bay, 11 December 1942, after being damaged in action off Guadalcanal (19-N-44714). The tide of the Guadalcanal campaign was turned by one new American battleship, USS Washington (BB-56), Captain Glenn B. Davis commanding, in a brutal and near-run battle during the night … Continue reading Battleship Versus Battleship : The Guadalcanal Battle of 14–15 November, 1942