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80-G-K-16177 Admiral Sir James Somerville, Royal Navy

Admiral Sir James Somerville, Royal Navy
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Title: Admiral Sir James Somerville, Royal Navy
Caption: Boarding USS SARATOGA (CV-3) from his barge at Trincomalee, Ceylon for ceremonies welcoming the U.S. Navy carrier to the British Eastern Fleet, circa early April 1944. Note the fancy rope work on the carrier's embarkation ladder and fine paint work on the barge.
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Catalog #: 80-G-K-16177
Copyright Owner: National Archives
Original Creator: Photographer, Ensign Wayne Miller, USNR
After this Year: 1939
Before this Year: 1945
Original Medium: Color Photo
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