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NH 77030 USS Tucker

Photo #: NH 77030 USS Tucker
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Title: USS Tucker
Description: (DD-374) Jackknifed amidships and under tow by USS YP-346 in the Bruat Channel, Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides, at about 2330 Hrs. GCT, 3 August 1942. Tucker had struck a mine in the area at about 2145 Hrs. GCT on that day, breaking her keel. She sank on 4 August. Photographed from a plane based on USS Curtiss (AV-4). U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 77030
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