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80-G-177164 cropped (cropped) M.S. Worden

Photo #: 80-G-177164 (cropped) M.S. Worden
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Title: (cropped) M.S. Worden
Description: (Nicaraguan Banana Freighter, 1903) Standing by a damaged freighter (probably M.S. La Paz) off the east coast of Florida (80 10'W; 28 10'), 1 May 1942. According to Röwer: Axis Submarine Successes of World War II Worden was sunk by the German Submarine U-109 on this date and in this approximate location. Worden, which has the Nicaraguan flag painted on her side, was the former USS Worden (Destroyer # 16), which was sold by the U.S. Navy in January 1920. This image is cropped from Photo # 80-G-177164. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
Catalog #: 80-G-177164 cropped
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