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USS Block Island (CVE-21) underway in the Atlantic Ocean on 3 February 1944 (80-G-215495).jpg

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English: The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Block Island (CVE-21) underway in the Atlantic Ocean outside of Norfolk, Virginia (USA), on 3 February 1944. She is painted in Camouflage Measure 32, Design 4A. The photo was taken by a blimp of squadron ZP-14. Block Island would be sunk by torpedoes from the German submarine U-549 on 29 May 1944.
Date 3 February 1944
date QS:P571,+1944-02-03T00:00:00Z/11
institution QS:P195,Q3250126
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80-G-215495
Source U.S. Navy photo 80-G-215495

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