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NH 97596 USS Tarawa (CVA-40)

Photo #: NH 97596 USS Tarawa (CVA-40)
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Title: USS Tarawa (CVA-40)
Description: Underway in the Mediterranea Sea, north of the Straits of Messina, Sicily, on 18 December 1952. She has F2H Banshee jet fighters on her catapults. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command.
Catalog #: NH 97596
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