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English: USS Mount Vernon (ID-4508) on September 5, 1918 hours after being torpedoed by a German submarine off France. Another allied warship is visible which is laying a smokescreen in the background.
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www.navsource.org/archives/12/170162.htm U.S. Navy photo NH 45743 Naval Historical Center © 1996 - 2005 NavSource Naval History.
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  • 2009-12-23 04:14 Az81964444 740×535× (100586 bytes) {{Information |Description = USS Mount Vernon on July 5, 1918 hours after being torpedoed by the a German submarine off France. Another allied warship is visible which is laying a smokescreen in the background. |Source = U.S. Navy photo NH 45

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