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USN 1113134 USS Frank Knox

Photo #: USN 1113134 USS Frank Knox
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Title: USS Frank Knox
Description: (DDR-742) Aground on Pratas Reef, South China Sea, in July 1965. A H-34 type helicopter is hovering over her bow to evacuate crewmen. This was the only safe method of transportation two and from the stranded ship during the rough seas that persisted during most of the several weeks of salvage operations that finally freed Frank Knox. Official U.S. Navy Photograph.
Catalog #: USN 1113134
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