D.W. McComb photo, copyright © 2005 Destroyer History Foundation.
Looking easterly into Vella Gulf from Barakoma on the southeast coast of Vella Lavella. Kolombangara is at right; the area of the battle is at left. The American destroyers approached the battle area from right to left along the Kolombangara coast; the position of the Japanese destroyers lost is at left, middle distance.