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NH 103823 USS Thornton

Photo #: NH 103823 USS Thornton
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Title: USS Thornton
Description: (AVD-11) Close up view of the ship's starboard side, amidships, showing damage received in a 5 April 1945 collision with USS Ashtabula (AO-51) and USS Escalante (AO-70). Photograph was taken in the Kerama Retto, Ryukyu Islands and is dated 9 April 1945. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command.
Catalog #: NH 103823
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