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NH 69123 Mothballed destroyers

Mothballed destroyers
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Title: Mothballed destroyers
Caption: Thirty-four destroyers of the U.S. Navy, decommissioned in 1921, and tied up at the San Diego Naval Base, being hauled from their berths by tugs to replace ships of the 11th and 12th squadrons which were being laid up. USS LONG (DD-209) can be seen as tugs prepare to move her out, 21 September 1929.
Description: Courtesy of the San Francisco Maritime Museum, San Francisco, California, 1969.
Catalog #: NH 69123
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
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Original Date: Sat, Sep 21, 1929
After this Year: 1920
Before this Year: 1929
Original Medium: BW Photo
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