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NH 98251 USS Pittsburgh (CA-72)

Photo #: NH 98251 USS Pittsburgh (CA-72)
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Title: USS Pittsburgh (CA-72)
Description: The cruiser's detached and capsized bow (at left) under tow toward Guam in June 1945. It had broken loose in a typhoon on 5 June. Two fleet tugs seen at right are probably USS Munsee (ATF-107) and USS Pakana (ATF-108). Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the Collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command.
Catalog #: NH 98251
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