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Mid and Aft Section, Howell Torpedo No. 24, #2013-001-001 & #2013-001-002

Conservators, Claudia Chemello and Paul Mardikian, perform final adjustments on the conserved torpedo to make it ready for exhibit.
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Title: 150723-N-TH437-047
Description: WASHINGTON (July 23, 2015) Claudia Chemello and Paul Mardikian, conservators with TerraMare Conservation and SEARCH, perform some final adjustments on the now fully conserved Howell Mark I Torpedo No. 24. Lost from the Iowa (BB 4) during a training exercise and found by a dolphin team from the U.S. Navy Marine Mammal Program off the coast of San Diego, conservators have been preserving and studying the torpedo since May 2013. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eric Lockwood/Released)
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