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Destroyer USS Hammann sinking, 6 Jun 1942, photo 2 of 2, seen from USS Yorktown

Caption     Destroyer USS Hammann sinking, 6 Jun 1942, photo 2 of 2, seen from USS Yorktown ww2dbase
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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives
Identification Code   80-G-32321
More on...   
Battle of Midway and the Aleutian Islands   Main article  Photos  Maps  
Yorktown (Yorktown-class)   Main article  Photos  Maps  
Hammann   Main article  Photos  
Photo Size 740 x 580 pixels
Photos in Series See all 2 photos in this series
Photos on Same Day 6 Jun 1942
Photos at Same Place Pacific Ocean
Added By C. Peter Chen
Licensing  Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010:
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Visitor Submitted Comments

1. Anonymous says:
14 Apr 2019 05:00:32 AM

It's not sinking. It's sunk!
2. Commenter identity confirmed C. Peter Chen says:
16 Apr 2019 05:19:47 AM

To Anonymous of 14 Apr 2019: Thank you for your comment. The "sinking" is a description used for the progression over the series of photos shown here:

https://ww2db.com/photo.php?list=sp&sp=series&image_id=22614

This particular photo is the end of the sequence of photos, thus "sunk" indeed.

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