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80-G-270753 USS Mississinewa (AO-59)

Photo #: 80-G-270753 USS Mississinewa (AO-59)
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Title: USS Mississinewa (AO-59)
Description: Burning and sinking at Ulithi Atoll on 20 November 1944, after she was hit by a Japanese Kaiten human torpedo. A small aircraft carrier (CVL) is anchored in the foreground. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
Catalog #: 80-G-270753
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