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NH 55195 USS CAIRO (1862)

USS CAIRO (1862)
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Title: USS CAIRO (1862)
Caption: Salvage operations, 1961-1965, in the Yazoo River, Mississippi, where she was sunk by a Confederate mine on 12 December 1862. Blocks and other relics recovered from CAIRO's wreck in 1963-1965.
Description: Courtesy of Mr. Joe Schmidt, 25 November 1965.
Catalog #: NH 55195
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
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After this Year: 1960
Before this Year: 1969
Original Medium: BW Photo
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