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NH 99108 USS Baldwin

Photo #: NH 99108 USS Baldwin
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Title: USS Baldwin
Description: (DD-624), at right During operations to refloat her at Montauk Point, Long Island, New York, at 1030 Hrs. on 28 April 1961. The mothballed destroyer had broken free from her towline on 16 April 1961 and drifted ashore. Among the ships engaged in the salvage effort are USS Hoist (ARS-40), USS Salvager (ARSD-3), USS Windlass (ARSD-4) and a fleet tug (ATF). Photographed from an airplane based at Naval Air Station Quonset Point, Rhode Island. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command.
Catalog #: NH 99108
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