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USN 1123118 USS Liberty (AGTR-5)

With a decided starboard list, the USS Liberty (AGTR-5), accompanied by the guided missile cruiser USS Little Rock (CLG-4), limps slowly toward the Port of Valletta, Malta, for repairs following the attack by Israeli torpedo and aircraft. The helicopter hovering over the bow of the ship is removing the wounded and dead to the attack carrier USS America (CVA-66).
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Title: USS Liberty (AGTR-5)
Description: With a decided starboard list, the USS Liberty (AGTR-5), accompanied by the guided missile cruiser USS Little Rock (CLG-4), limps slowly toward the Port of Valletta, Malta, for repairs following the attack by Israeli torpedo and aircraft. The helicopter hovering over the bow of the ship is removing the wounded and dead to the attack carrier USS America (CVA-66). June 8, 1967
Catalog #: USN 1123118
Copyright Owner: National Archives and Records Administration
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