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Minelayer USS Breese standing by as a motor launch tows the wreck of the destroyer USS Tucker toward shallow water off Malo Island after Tucker was nearly blown in two by a mine the day before, 4 Aug 1942.

Caption   Minelayer USS Breese standing by as a motor launch tows the wreck of the destroyer USS Tucker toward shallow water off Malo Island after Tucker was nearly blown in two by a mine the day before, 4 Aug 1942. ww2dbase
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy
Identification Code   NH 77031
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Tucker   Main article  Photos  
Photos on Same Day 4 Aug 1942
Photos at Same Place Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides
Added By David Stubblebine
Added Date 21 Jan 2020

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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".



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WW2-Era Place Name Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides
Lat/Long -15.5905, 167.1215
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