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Photo #: NH 67755
USS Newport News (AK-3)
Waiting off Wake Island on 24 September 1922, prior to putting
ashore a large cache of fresh water and provisions for use in
the event of a ship wreck there.
This mission occurred during a period in which few ships passed
Wake Island.
Received from the U.S. Naval Library, Treasure Island Naval Station,
California, 1969.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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