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Photo #: 80-G-K-14925 (Color) USS Missouri (BB-63) aground on Thimble Shoals, Virginia, 21 January 1950, as several harbor tugs attempt to free her. She went aground on 17 January and was refloated on 1 February. Note minesweepers and other ships in the shipping channel beyond Missouri ’s stern. Their apparent closeness indicates that the photograph was taken with a telephoto lens. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the U.S. National Archives. |
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- 2005-12-16 22:42 TomStar81 585×742×8 (78562 bytes) Photo #: 80-G-K-14925 (Color) USS Missouri (BB-63) aground on Thimble Shoals, Virginia, 21 January 1950, as several harbor tugs attempt to free her. She went aground on 17 January and was refloated on 1 February. Note minesweepers and other ships in the
- 2005-12-16 22:29 TomStar81 585×765×8 (88879 bytes) Photo #: 80-G-K-14925 (Color) USS Missouri (BB-63) aground on Thimble Shoals, Virginia, 21 January 1950, as several harbor tugs attempt to free her. She went aground on 17 January and was refloated on 1 February. Note minesweepers and other ships in the