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80-G-68668 USS SCORPION (SS-278)

USS SCORPION (SS-278)
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Title: USS SCORPION (SS-278)
Caption: Torpedoes a Japanese patrol vessel (armed trawler) in 37 37' N, 155 00' E on 30 April 1943. This view shows debris and water thrown high in the air by the explosion. Vertical object in foreground is a 20 mm gun barrel on SCORPION.
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Catalog #: 80-G-68668
Copyright Owner: National Archives
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Original Date: Fri, Apr 30, 1943
After this Year: 1940
Before this Year: 1949
Original Medium: BW Photo
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