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NH 50947 USS Northampton (CA-26)

Photo #: NH 50947 USS Northampton (CA-26)
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Title: USS Northampton (CA-26)
Description: Under attack by a Japanese seaplane, during the U.S. raid on Wake Island, 24 February 1942. Photographed from USS Salt Lake City (CA-25), one of whose 1.1 machine gun mounts is in the foreground. Note anti-aircraft shell bursts above Northampton and nearby bomb splash. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 50947
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