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| Destroyer USS Shaw ready to be undocked from Drydock No. 1 at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States after being fitted with a new bow section, 3 May 1942. | HMS King George V with bow damaged sustained after collision with HMS Punjabi, Seidesfjord, Iceland, 3 May 1942 |
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