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Minneapolis at Mare Island Navy Yard, California, US upon completion of overhaul and repairs, 30 Aug 1943; note SK-1 radar and gun directors on foremast and bridge, and fake windows pilothouseMontgomery and Eisenhower inspecting enemy installations across the Strait of Messina from Sicily, 30 Aug 1943
Minneapolis at Mare Island Navy Yard, California, US upon completion of overhaul and repairs, 30 Aug 1943; note SK-1 radar and gun directors on foremast and bridge, and fake windows pilothouseMontgomery and Eisenhower inspecting enemy installations across the Strait of Messina from Sicily, 30 Aug 1943
US Secretary of Navy Frank Knox and wife Annie Reid Knox at the christening ceremony of USS Hornet, Newport News shipyard, Newport News, Virginia, United States, 30 Aug 1943
US Secretary of Navy Frank Knox and wife Annie Reid Knox at the christening ceremony of USS Hornet, Newport News shipyard, Newport News, Virginia, United States, 30 Aug 1943


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USS Texas, in the Bombardment Force Flagship role, firing at German targets, Omaha Beach, Normandie, France, 6-8 Jun 1944


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