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NH 69731 Battle of the Denmark Strait, 24 May 1941

Photo #: NH 69731 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 (smoke column in left center) under fire from the German battleship Bismarck and heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen, with smoke from the sunken HMS Hood at right. Splashes to the right are shells from Prince of Wales that fell well short of the German ships. Photographed from 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 69731
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