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Four US battleships of Task Group 58.7 in the fleet anchorage at Majuro Atoll in the Marshall Islands, 8 Jul 1944 [Colorized by WW2DB]

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Caption     Four US battleships of Task Group 58.7 in the fleet anchorage at Majuro Atoll in the Marshall Islands, 8 Jul 1944 [Colorized by WW2DB] ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Majuro, Marshall Islands
Date 8 Jul 1944
Photographer    Unknown
Colorization Note   This photograph was originally a black and white photograph; the colorized version presented here was a derivative work by WW2DB. The colors used in this version were speculative, and could be significantly different from the real colors.

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Colorized Date 24 Feb 2023
 
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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy
Identification Code   80-G-253060 (cropped)
 
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Added By David Stubblebine
Photo Size 2,496 x 1,219 pixels



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1. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
28 Nov 2011 07:35:23 PM

These ships had just taken part in operations in the Philippine Sea and bombarding Saipan and Tinian. New Jersey and Iowa are in the foreground with Washington and North Carolina farther back, surrounded by destroyers and other ships.

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