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NH 88533 Scuttling of the French Fleet at Toulon

Photo #: NH 88533 Scuttling of the French Fleet at Toulon
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Title: Scuttling of the French Fleet at Toulon
Description: 27 November 1942 Destroyers Vauquelin (with foremast and two smokestacks visible) and Kersaint (with bridge and Number Two 138mm gun mount visible) sunk off the western end of Toulon Arsenal's Grands Bassins island in December 1942, shortly after they were scuttled. The original print was received from the Office of Naval Intelligence. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 88533
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