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NH 46705 "Landing ship, horse" vs. "Landing ship, tank"

"Landing ship, horse" vs. "Landing ship, tank"
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Title: "Landing ship, horse" vs. "Landing ship, tank"
Caption: Someone at Pearl Harbor in about 1943 noted the striking correlation between this "Anno 1260" print and the photograph of an LST combat- loading at Pearl Harbor. Admiral Chester W. Nimitz named the early vessel "The First LSH (Landing Ship Horse) and issued copies to interested parties.
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Catalog #: NH 46705
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
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After this Year: 1939
Before this Year: 1945
Original Medium: BW Photo
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