
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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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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