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Caption | British battlecruiser HMS Renown (center of photograph), British battleship HMS Valiant (right), and French battleship Richelieu (left) in the Indian Ocean, 12 May 1944; photographed from a USS Saratoga aircraft ww2dbase | ||||||||||
WW2-Era Location Name | Indian Ocean | ||||||||||
Date | 12 May 1944 | ||||||||||
Photographer | Unknown | ||||||||||
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Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives via United States Navy Naval History and Heritage Command | ||||||||||
Link to Source | Link | ||||||||||
Identification Code | 80-G-385067 | ||||||||||
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Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010: Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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Added By | C. Peter Chen | ||||||||||
Photo Size | 5,726 x 4,578 pixels |
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