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NH 81520-KN USS ATLANTA (IX-304, ex-CL-104)

USS ATLANTA (IX-304, ex-CL-104)
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Title: USS ATLANTA (IX-304, ex-CL-104)
Caption: Sinking off San Clemente Island, California, on 1 October 1970, after being scuttled in explosive tests. Note that she had been blown in half. Also note A-4 aircraft on forecastle, large patch of oil spreading from amidships.
Description: Not for publication unless officially released
Catalog #: NH 81520-KN
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
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Original Date: Thu, Oct 01, 1970
After this Year: 1970
Before this Year: 1979
Original Medium: Color Photo
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