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NH 70273 USS Platte (AO-24)

Photo #: NH 70273 USS Platte (AO-24)
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Title: USS Platte (AO-24)
Description: Refuels USS Valley Forge (CV-45) and USS Lyman K. Swenson (DD-729), while they were enroute from Pearl Harbor to San Diego during Operation Miki, November 1949. Photographed by Ted Huggins from Valley Forge's flight deck as she dropped back after taking on oil. Note retractable radio antennas mounted alongside the flight deck. Courtesy of Ted Huggins, 1970. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 70273
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