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| Caption | Stern view of the carrier Franklin off Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia, United States, 4 May 1944 ww2dbase | ||||||||
| WW2-Era Location Name | Portsmouth, Virginia, United States | ||||||||
| Date | 4 May 1944 | ||||||||
| Photographer | Unknown | ||||||||
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| Source | ww2dbaseNational Museum of Naval Aviation RL Lawson Collection | ||||||||
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| Photos on Same Day | 4 May 1944 | ||||||||
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| Added By | David Stubblebine | ||||||||
| Photo Size | 1,838 x 1,472 pixels | ||||||||
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In Norfolk after post shakedown repairs. She would leave the next day for the Panama Canal and the Pacific. She arrived at San Diego on May 11, stayed there to the end of May, then arrived at Pearl Harbor on June 6 1944.