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80-G-706506 U.S. Sixth Task Fleet

Photo #: 80-G-706506 U.S. Sixth Task Fleet
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Title: U.S. Sixth Task Fleet
Description: Commanded by Vice Admiral Forrest P. Sherman Sixth Task Fleet ships silhouetted by the evening sun, while anchored in Phaleron Bay off Piraeus, Greece, 17 October 1948. The ships are (from left to right): USS Little Rock (CL-92); USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB-42); USS Providence (CL-82); and USS Albany (CA-123). Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
Catalog #: 80-G-706506
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