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Photo #: NH 98251
USS Pittsburgh (CA-72)
The cruiser's detached and capsized bow (at left) under tow toward
Guam in June 1945. It had broken loose in a typhoon on 5 June.
Two fleet tugs seen at right are probably USS Munsee (ATF-107)
and USS Pakana (ATF-108).
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the Collections of the
Naval Historical Center.
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