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USN 827218 Navy Ships Move Iceberg

U.S. Navy Icebreakers (L-R) USS Burton Island (AGB-1), USS Atka (AGB-3), and USS Glacier (AGB-4) push together to move a huge iceberg from the channel to McMurdo Station, Antarctica.
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Title: Navy Ships Move Iceberg
Description: U.S. Navy Icebreakers (L-R) USS Burton Island (AGB-1), USS Atka (AGB-3), and USS Glacier (AGB-4) push together to move a huge iceberg from the channel to McMurdo Station, Antarctica, on New Year's Eve 1965.
Accession #: USN
Catalog #: USN 827218
Copyright Owner: National Archives and Records Administration
Original Date: 1965-12-31
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