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80-G-K-4542 (Color) USS Missouri (BB-63)

Photo #: 80-G-K-4542 (Color) USS Missouri (BB-63)
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Description: Leadsman taking soundings, as the battleship enters port during her shakedown cruise, circa August 1944. Note line handler assisting the leadsman and talker standing by. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the U.S. National Archives.
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