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NH 83070 Salvage of USS California (BB-44)

Photo #: NH 83070 Salvage of USS California (BB-44), 1942
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Description: View from astern after the ship had been refloated, showing the ship's slight trim to port and the extensive wooden cofferdam erected around her quarterdeck, 5 April 1942. USS Lexington (CV-2) is visible in the left distance, drydocked at the Pearl Harbor Navy Yard. Collection of Vice Admiral Homer N. Wallin. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command.
Catalog #: NH 83070
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