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NH 96787 USS Missouri (BB-63)

Photo #: NH 96787 USS Missouri (BB-63)
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Title: USS Missouri (BB-63)
Description: With tugs pushing from alongside and pulling from astern, during one of four unsuccessful attempts to free the grounded battleship after she ran onto Thimble Shoals, Virginia, on 17 January 1950. Missouri was finally freed on 1 February after dredging alongside and astern opened a path for her to return to the shipping channel. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 96787
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