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NH 69725 Battle of the Denmark Strait, 24 May 1941

Photo #: NH 69725 Battle of the Denmark Strait, 24 May 1941
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Title: Battle of the Denmark Strait, 24 May 1941
Description: British battleship Prince of Wales (left smoke column) turns to open the range, after she was hit by German gunfire. Smoke at right marks the spot where HMS Hood had exploded and sunk a few minutes earlier. Photographed from the German heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen. Copied from the report of officers of Prinz Eugen, with identification by her Gunnery Officer, Paul S. Schmalenbach, 1970. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 69725
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