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NH 69008 S.M.S. Frankfurt (German Cruiser)

S.M.S. Frankfurt (German Cruiser)
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Title: S.M.S. Frankfurt (German Cruiser)
Caption: Exploding after a bomb was dropped on her deck from an Army plane. She sank off the Virginia capes as a result of this explosion by the Army which was testing the capabilities of aerial bombardment, July 1921.
Description: Courtesy of the San Francisco Maritime Museum, San Francisco, California, 1969.
Catalog #: NH 69008
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
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After this Year: 1920
Before this Year: 1929
Original Medium: BW Photo
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