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Online Library of Selected Images -- Picture Data

Photo #: 80-G-286433

Normandy Invasion, June 1944


Scene on board a component of a "Mulberry" artificial harbor, following the storm of 19-22 June 1944.
Note the buckled deck on this unit, and other caissons out of position in the background. Also note the British Sailors, the winch at left, and the name "Fairy" on the unit's superstructure.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

Online Image: 93KB; 740 x 610 pixels

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15 January 2004