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Photographer: uia USN
Taken: March 1945
Caption: USS Franklin CV-13
Additional Description: Afire and listing after she was hit by a Japanese air attack while operating off the coast of Japan, 19 March 1945. Photographed from USS Santa Fe (CL-60), which was alongside assisting with firefighting and rescue work. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives (photo # 80-G-273880).
Submitted: July 1, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
Database Locator Identification Number: p733877
File Size: 0.102 Megabytes

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