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NH 97503 U-47

Photo #: NH 97503 U-47
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Title: U-47
Description: (German Submarine, 1938-1941) Arrives at Kiel, Germany, on 23 October 1939, with her crew at quarters. The battleship Scharnhorst is in the background. U-47 was returning from the mission in which she sank the British battleship Royal Oak inside Scapa Flow on 14 October. This is a halftone image, copied from a contemporary publication. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command.
Catalog #: NH 97503
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