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NH 100097-KN ADMIRAL CHARNER (French Colonial Sloop, 1932-1945). Ship's wreck photographed in South Vietnam, circa February-March 1967

ADMIRAL CHARNER (French Colonial Sloop, 1932-1945). Ship's wreck photographed in South Vietnam, circa February-March 1967
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Title: ADMIRAL CHARNER (French Colonial Sloop, 1932-1945). Ship's wreck photographed in South Vietnam, circa February-March 1967
Caption: ADMIRAL CHARNER (French Colonial Sloop, 1932-1945). Ship's wreck photographed in the Mekong River, at My Tho, South Vietnam, circa February-March 1967. She had been scuttled there on March 10, 1945, during the Japanese takeover of French Indochina. Taken by Don S. Montgomery, who was then serving in U.S. Navy Boat PBR-131. He states that Japanese salvors partially dismantled the wreck during the following summer. Courtesy of Don S. Montgomery, USN (Ret.), 1984.
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Catalog #: NH 100097-KN
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
Original Creator: Photograph by and Courtesy of Don S. Montgomery, USN (Ret.), 1984.
After this Year: 1960
Before this Year: 1969
Original Medium: Color Photo, Original
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