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...dcast that a state of war existed with Japan, and, at 0921, ordered TF3, a heavy cruiser and destroyers, and TF 12, the ''USS Lexington'' and screen to join Halsey. ...Japanese attack damaged the ''Enterprise'', while U.S. aircraft damaged a heavy cruiser and an aircraft carrier. Hornet, however, had to be abandoned. The Japanes

...orea. Joining a [[Royal Navy]] unit of the carrier ''[[HMS Triumph]]'', a heavy cruiser and two destroyers, the UK-US squadron became Task Force 77 of the [[United

...vacuating wounded. The ship also transferred 8 inch ammunition to the heavy cruiser [[USS Pensacola (CA-24)|USS ''Pensacola'' (CA-24)]], a process that had to