CA-24_sinking_10Nov1948.jpg


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Description Two pictures showing the sinking of the U.S. Navy heavy cruiser USS Pensacola (CA-24) as a target ship off the coast of Washington (state, USA) on 10 November 1948. The ship had been hit for 6 1/2 hours before it sank.
Date
Source U.S. Naval Aviation News March 1949 [1]
Author U.S. Navy

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10 November 1948