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Photo #: 80-G-K-14925 (Color) USS Missouri (BB-63) Aground on Thimble Shoals, Virginia, 21 January 1950, as several harbor tugs attempt to free her. She went aground on 17 January and was refloated on 1 February. Note minesweepers and other ships in the shipping channel beyond Missouri's stern. Their apparent closeness indicates that the photograph was taken with a telephoto lens. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the U.S. National Archives. Online Image: 87KB; 585 x 765 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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15 January 1999