Photo #: NH 45258
U.S. Navy Minesweepers and Submarine Chasers at Stavanger, Norway,
1919
While taking part in clearing the North Sea mine barrage, "The
fleet put in(to) Stavanger, a bustling town in Norway, made prosperous
by the war." (quoted from the original 1919 vintage caption).
USS Woodcock (Minesweeper # 14) is in the foreground.
In the left background are (from front to rear): USS SC-356,
USS SC-40, USS Eider (Minesweeper # 17), USS Sanderling
(Minesweeper # 37) - probable identification, USS Auk
(Minesweeper # 38) and an unidentified minesweeper.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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