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NH 89920 S.S. ILMEN (U.S.S.R. Merchant Cargo Ship, 1923-1943)

S.S. ILMEN (U.S.S.R. Merchant Cargo Ship, 1923-1943)
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Title: S.S. ILMEN (U.S.S.R. Merchant Cargo Ship, 1923-1943)
Caption: The Soviet Freighter ILMEN coaling at San Francisco, California, from an unidentified coal lighter during World War II. The ILMEN has dressed ship for an unknown occasion. On 17 February 1943 ILMEN was torpedoed and sunk by an unknown (probably Japanese) submarine in the Tsugaru Strait.
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Catalog #: NH 89920
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
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After this Year: 1939
Before this Year: 1945
Original Medium: BW Photo
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