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NH 97614 USS Saipan (CVL-48)

Photo #: NH 97614 USS Saipan (CVL-48)
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Title: USS Saipan (CVL-48)
Description: Crewmen wash snow and ice from the flight deck and superstructure, during Operation Icecap. Ice is visible on the island and mast. Date may be circa late December 1948, when Saipan was sent to Greenland waters on a rescue mission. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command.
Catalog #: NH 97614
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