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80-G-21029 USS Washington (BB-56)

Photo #: 80-G-21029 USS Washington (BB-56)
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Description: In mid-Atlantic, while en route to operate with the British Home Fleet. Photo is dated 22 April 1942, over two weeks after Washington's arrival at Scapa Flow. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
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