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Old 05-30-15, 07:12 AM   #1276
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Old 05-30-15, 05:45 PM   #1277
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USS Franklin returns from the Pacific under her own power to New York - 28 April 1945

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Old 05-30-15, 08:22 PM   #1278
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Default What two-ocean navy is all about

Our two best inventions of the twentieth century in one shot! USS IOWA transits the Panama Canal:USS NEW JERSEY? Same predicament
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Old 05-31-15, 10:06 AM   #1279
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Old 05-31-15, 10:28 AM   #1280
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^ ?? HMS MANICA ??

On the (don't know the technical name for it) it says Orpheus/Onpheus(can't see if it's R or N)

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Yes, I should have added the note that both vessels were very similar and the above photo was the best I could find.

The picture below is HMS Manica as far as I can ascertain but the image quality is inferior.
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TBF Avenger attacking destroyer Takikaze aground on coral reef in Truk Lagoon - 1944

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Crew of cruiser USS Birmingham help fight fires on light carrier USS Princeton after bomb strike off coast of Luzon - 24 Oct. 1944

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‘Barracuda’

This is one cool boat ... scroll down to the bottom for the wave test she went through: http://gcaptain.com/ship-photos-of-t...rf-sea-trials/







Here's a better video on youtube:

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