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NH 77019 Italian "MTM" Explosive Motor Boat

Italian "MTM" Explosive Motor Boat
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Title: Italian "MTM" Explosive Motor Boat
Caption: Captured by USS GLEAVES (DD-423) off San Remo, Italy, 2 October 1944. Boat operator's safety raft and inflatable rubber life suit, as used following abandonment of the craft once it has been armed and aimed at its target. Photographed aboard USS PHILADELPHIA (CL-41), shortly after its capture.
Description: Photo from 8th Fleet action report of 19 October 1944, serial 001204. See NH 77000 for copy of this report.
Catalog #: NH 77019
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
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Original Date: Mon, Oct 02, 1944
After this Year: 1940
Before this Year: 1949
Original Medium: BW Photo
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