Photo #: 80-G-K-3345 (Color) USS South Dakota (BB-57) Steams into heavy seas on 24 February 1945, while en route to take part Task Force 58's second Tokyo raid of the month. Photographed from atop the battleship's forward fire control platform. Spray is enveloping the forecastle 40mm gun mounts in weather that curtailed the number of strikes flown on 25 February and forced the cancellation of those planned for the 26th. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 78KB; 740 x 510 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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20 March 2000