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USN 1143718 Soviet "Riga"-Class Escort

Soviet "Riga"-Class Escort
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Title: Soviet "Riga"-Class Escort
Caption: Refuels from a tanker in the Philippine Sea in April 1970 during the Soviet's worldwide naval exercise "Okean". Note the bow-to-stern at sea refueling technique widely used in the Soviet Navy. Photographed from USS WADDELL (DDG-24).
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Catalog #: USN 1143718
Copyright Owner: National Archives
Original Creator: Photographed from USS WADDELL (DDG-24)
After this Year: 1970
Before this Year: 1979
Original Medium: BW Photo
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