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80-G-30472: Survivors from HMS Hecla, Naval Battle of Casablanca, November 1942

<p>80-G-30472: Operation Torch, November 1942. USS Augusta (CA 31). Survivors from HMS Hecla were brought by HMS Venomous to U.S. cruiser where they were clothed and fed. Hecla was sunk off Casablanca by the German submarine U-515 on November 12th.&nbsp;</p>
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Caption: Operation Torch, November 1942. USS Augusta (CA 31). Survivors from HMS Hecla were brought by HMS Venomous to U.S. cruiser where they were clothed and fed. Hecla was sunk off Casablanca by the German submarine U-515 on November 12th. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2016/11/29).
Accession #: 80-G-30472
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