PHILADELPHIA NAVY YARD, USA. 1943. A CRANE LOWERS THE UPPER SECTION OF THE NEW BOW OF THE BRITISH ...

Place North & Central America: United States of America
Accession Number 306569
Collection type Photograph
Object type 8x10", Black & white, Paper (Resin-coated), Silver Gelatin
Physical description 8x10", Black & white, Paper (Resin-coated), Silver Gelatin
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

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Description

PHILADELPHIA NAVY YARD, USA. 1943. A CRANE LOWERS THE UPPER SECTION OF THE NEW BOW OF THE BRITISH CRUISER HMS ARGONAUT TOWARDS ITS DESIGNATED PLACE IN THE SCAFFOLDING WHICH WILL SUPPORT IT UNTIL THE LOWER PART IS IN POSITION. THE CRUISER LOST HER BOW AND STERN WHEN TORPEDOED IN AN AIR ATTACK ON 1943-02-14. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION).