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UA 451.23 USS Raleigh (LPD-1) Collection

UA 451.23 USS Raleigh (LPD-1) Collection
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Title: UA 451.23 USS Raleigh (LPD-1) Collection
Caption: Collection Photo # UA 451.23.01 "Injured Iranian crewmembers from Iran AJR, being prepared for transfer to USS Raleigh for eventual repatriation. 30 September 1987"
Description: 13 photographs related to USS Raleigh (LPD-1) in the summer and fall of 1987. Photographs show the ship during its time in the Persian Gulf. Topics include: recovering crewmembers from an abandoned Iran AJR; meeting with Saudi officials during a visit to Ad Dammam in Saudi Arabia; General George B. Crist of USMC; a rescued Iraqi F1 pilot by USS Guadalcanal (LPH-7); Crossing the Line ceremony on 23 July 1987; Port Suez; a street scene in Mombasa, Kenya; RADM Philip F. Duffey; SECDEF Casper Weinberger visiting USS Guadalcanal on 25 September 1987.
Accession #: UA 451
Catalog #: UA 451.23
Donor: USS Raleigh (LPD-1)
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