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NH 97335 USS Worcester (CL-144)

Photo #: NH 97335 USS Worcester (CL-144)
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Title: USS Worcester (CL-144)
Description: Testing her anti-nuclear radiation washdown system, 7 July 1954. The original caption reads: USS Worcester ... steaming under a protective water screen during atomic defense maneuvers. The ship employs its salt water system to cleanse itself of radioactive debris resulting from an atomic attack. The water carrying the radioactive debris is shown being discharged into the sea. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command.
Catalog #: NH 97335
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