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80-G-10816 Naval Operating Base Argentia, Newfoundland

Naval Operating Base Argentia, Newfoundland
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Title: Naval Operating Base Argentia, Newfoundland
Caption: Fire on the base docks, on 27 May 1942. Photographed from USS PRARIE (AD-15), which was able to back clear of the burning dock. Burning ship is USCGC HIBISCUS (WAGL-218) which was pulled away form the dock by PRARIE. The HIBISCUS was burned out by the blaze.
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Catalog #: 80-G-10816
Copyright Owner: National Archives
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Original Date: Wed, May 27, 1942
After this Year: 1940
Before this Year: 1949
Original Medium: BW Photo
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