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NH 45924 USS MISSOURI (BB-63) ready for launching, New York Navy Yard, January 29, 1944.

USS MISSOURI (BB-63) ready for launching, New York Navy Yard, January 29, 1944.
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Title: USS MISSOURI (BB-63) ready for launching, New York Navy Yard, January 29, 1944.
Caption: Note shape of bow, anchors and launch drag chains. "The USS MISSOURI, World's Mightiest Battleship, photographed at the New York Navy Yard prior to her launching on January 29, 1944."
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Catalog #: NH 45924
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
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Original Date: Sat, Jan 29, 1944
After this Year: 1940
Before this Year: 1949
Original Medium: BW Photo, Original
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