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Photo #: NH 78351

USS Bainbridge (DD-246)


Senior officers present during ceremonies commending the Ship's Company for their actions in rescuing 482 survivors from the burning French transport Vinh-Long. The rescue took place in the Sea of Marmora, Turkey, on 16 December 1922. This photograph was taken sometime after that date.
Those present are (from left to right):
Captain Charles M. Tozer, Commander Destroyer Squadron 14;
Rear Admiral Andrew Theodore Long, Commander U.S. Naval Forces in Europe; and
Lieutenant Commander Walter Atlee Edwards, ship's Commanding Officer.
Photographed on Bainbridge's foredeck.

Donation of Frank A. Downey, 1973.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

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9 October 2002