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NH 96603 USS SIRIUS (AK-15)

USS SIRIUS (AK-15)
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Title: USS SIRIUS (AK-15)
Caption: At the Pearl Harbor Navy Yard, Territory of Hawaii; forward part of the ship is being loaded for a voyage to Midway, 14 March 1940. On No. 1 hatch are pilings for the seaplane ramp cofferdam; on and around no. 2 hatch are sheet steel piles, a 40-ton lighter, two small tugs and 6 portable refrigerator boxes. Note USS OGLALA (CM-4) in the background (R).
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Catalog #: NH 96603
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
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Original Date: Thu, Mar 14, 1940
After this Year: 1940
Before this Year: 1949
Original Medium: BW Photo
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