DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY -- NAVAL HISTORICAL CENTER
805 KIDDER BREESE SE -- WASHINGTON NAVY YARD
WASHINGTON DC 20374-5060
Online Library of Selected Images -- Picture Data
Photo #: NH 56669
USS Black Hawk (ID # 2140)
A giant halibut caught near the Orkney Islands in 1919, while
Black Hawk was supporting the sweeping of the North Sea
mine barrage. This one fish was sufficient for a meal for the
entire crew.
Note that a smaller, darker colored, halibut is also attached
to the line.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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