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NH 78347 Burning of French Transport Vinh-Long, 16 December 1922

Photo #: NH 78347 Burning of French Transport Vinh-Long, 16 December 1922
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Title: Burning of French Transport Vinh-Long, 16 December 1922
Description: A French launch, under tow, transfers Vinh-Long survivors from USS Bainbridge (DD-246), from which the photograph was taken, to the French armored cruiser Waldeck Rousseau, off Constantinople, Turkey, 16 December 1922. Vinh-Long had burned in the sea of Marmora earlier that day. USS Lawrence (DD-250) and USS Overton (DD-239) are in the background, at left. Donation of Frank A. Downey, 1973. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 78347
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