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80-G-49302: Loss of USS Block Island (CVE-21), May 29, 1944

<p>80-G-49302: Loss of USS Block Island (CVE-21), May 29, 1944. USS Block Island (CVE-21) sinking by the stern, after being torpedoed by U-549 in the Eastern Atlantic on 29 May 1944.&nbsp;</p>
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Caption: Loss of USS Block Island (CVE-21), May 29, 1944. USS Block Island (CVE-21) sinking by the stern, after being torpedoed by U-549 in the Eastern Atlantic on 29 May 1944. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2017/07/18).
Accession #: 80-G-49302
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