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| USS Petrof Bay plankowner’s certificate, 18 Feb 1944 | USS Petrof bay on her shakedown cruise, 18 Mar 1944 |
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| USS Petrof Bay on her shakedown cruise, circa Mar 1944 | 'The Royal Court of Neptunus Rex': line crossing ceremony aboard USS Petrof Bay, 23 Aug 1944 |
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| Petrof Bay anchored in Tulagi Harbor, Solomon Islands, 24 Aug 1944 | Flaming special attack plane falling astern of Petrof Bay, Philippine Islands, 26 Oct 1944 |
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| Petrof Bay underway, date unknown | TBM Avenger of Composite Squadron VC-76 after a crash landing aboard the Escort Carrier USS Petrof Bay, 1945 |
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| Eastern Aircraft FM2 Wildcats of Composite Squadron VC-93 on the flight deck of escort carrier USS Petrof Bay off Okinawa, 25 Mar 1945. | FM-2 Wildcat fighter of US Navy Composite Squadron 93 flying over Petrof Bay off Okinawa, Japan, March-May 1945 |
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| Drydock No. 1 at San Pedro, California, United States, one of the largest drydocks on the west coast, full of ships for upkeep, repair, and conversion, about 14 Jun 1945. |
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