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Air operations continue aboard USS Guadalcanal as the ship tows the captured German Type IXC submarine U-505 across the Atlantic, 6 Jun 1944.

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Caption     Air operations continue aboard USS Guadalcanal as the ship tows the captured German Type IXC submarine U-505 across the Atlantic, 6 Jun 1944. ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Atlantic Ocean
Date 6 Jun 1944
Photographer    Unknown
 
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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy
 
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The Capture of the U-505   Main article  Photos  
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Photos on Same Day 6 Jun 1944
Colorized By WW2DB     Colorized with Adobe Photoshop
 
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Added By David Stubblebine
Photo Size 936 x 758 pixels



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Visitor Submitted Comments

1. Anonymous says:
14 Jun 2023 10:44:54 AM

Guadalcanal only towed U-505 for three days before transferring her to a fleet tug. This photo should be dated June 7, not June 17.
2. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
14 Jun 2023 03:18:36 PM

Anonymous (above):
It is actually worse than you describe. Ocean-going tug USS Abnaki took U-505 under tow at 0910 hours on 7 Jun 1944 (local time). Shadows indicate this photo was not taken earlier than 9:00 AM so it must have been taken before 7 Jun 1944. Based on all of this, the caption has been changed as to the date. Thank you bringing this up and forcing a closer look at this question.

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