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NH 97254 USS Massachusetts (BB-59)

Photo #: NH 97254 USS Massachusetts (BB-59)
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Description: Entering Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, after leaving the Fore River Shipyard at Quincy, 12 May 1942. Photographed from an altitude of approximately 400 feet. Note harbor defense net system at top, with a Net Tender (AN) in attendance. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command.
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