
Caption | US Army sentry at the partially capsized Vichy-French ocean liner SS Porthos in the harbor at Casablanca, French Morocco, 8 Nov 1942. The Porthos was damaged by 16-inch shells fired from the USS Massachusetts. ww2dbase | |||||||||||
Photographer | Unknown | |||||||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Army Signal Corps | |||||||||||
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Photo Size | 1,200 x 796 pixels | |||||||||||
Photos at Same Place | Casablanca, French Morocco | |||||||||||
Added By | David Stubblebine | |||||||||||
Licensing | Public Domain. According to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government". Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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WW2-Era Place Name | Casablanca, French Morocco |
Lat/Long | 33.6043, -7.6063 |
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