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330-CFD-DN-SN-91-04377: A Chief Petty Officer uses a sound-powered phone to communicate with crew members aboard the ocean minesweeper USS Exploit (MSO-440) as the vessel travels to Naval Amphibious Base, Norfolk, Virginia, January 1, 1991. Photographed by Ron Fontaine. Official U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
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