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NH 99566 USS Hovey

Photo #: NH 99566 USS Hovey
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Title: USS Hovey
Description: (DMS-11) Plan view, amidships, at the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, 20 May 1943. Tracks on deck are for shifting weights during an inclining experiment to determine the ship's stability. Note davits, minesweeping gear, and men watching the inclining experiment in progress. USS LST-485 is in the background. White outlines mark recent alterations to Hovey. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command.
Catalog #: NH 99566
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