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80-G-36302 USS Boise (CL-47)

Photo #: 80-G-36302 USS Boise (CL-47)
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Title: USS Boise (CL-47)
Description: Philadelphia Navy Yard workmen beginning to repair damage received during the Battle of Cape Esperance, 11-12 October 1942. View looks forward from the bridge, with the burned out turret # 2 seen from behind. Turret # 1 is visible beyond, trained to starboard. It was jammed in this position by a shell that hit its barbette. Photographed in November 1942. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
Catalog #: 80-G-36302
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