The APPROACH to the ISLANDS: How the U.S. Convoys Came Up in the Dawn for the Attack on New Georgia
... It would appear that, for the attack on New Georgia, the island of Guadalcanar had been selected as the operational base: to this spot, ac cordingly, a big American convoy sailed carrying men, munitions and supplies. En route, it was heavily attacked from the air, but the Japs were unable to arrest its progress, or even to slow its pace. It is probable that the vessels used for the New Georgia ...