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80-G-30473: Survivors from HMS Hecla, Naval Battle of Casablanca, November 1942

<p>80-G-30473: 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. Note the life-preserver on the man in the middle. 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. Note the life-preserver on the man in the middle. 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-30473
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