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NH 74579 SS ATLANTIC CAPTAIN

SS ATLANTIC CAPTAIN
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Title: SS ATLANTIC CAPTAIN
Caption: Lying-to north of Midway Island to transfer an injured seaman to the USS DENNIS J. BUCKLEY (DDR-808) for treatment in September 1961. The destroyer's whaleboat is alongside the freighter. The injured man was a Greek who spoke no English. He had fallen in to an empty hold. Note that the ATLANTIC CAPTAIN is an old "liberty" ship.
Description: Courtesy of Mr. C.H. Bogart, Frankfort, Kentucky, 1971
Catalog #: NH 74579
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
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After this Year: 1960
Before this Year: 1969
Original Medium: BW Photo
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