USS Langley (AV-3) being abandoned south of Java on 27 February 1942 (NH 92472).jpg
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English: The U.S. Navy seaplane tender USS Langley (AV-3) being abandoned after receiving crippling damage from Japanese bombs, south of Java, on 27 February 1942. The destroyer USS Edsall (DD-219) is standing by off Langley's port side. The photo was taken from USS Whipple (DD-217). Edsall was sunk on 1 March with all hands lost. |
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| Date | 27 February 1942 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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NH 92472 |
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| Source | U.S. Navy photo NH 92472 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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This image is available from the Naval History and Heritage Command under the digital ID NH 92472. Most of the photos found in the NHHC collection are in the public domain and may be downloaded and used without permissions or special requirements. Those which are not will be noted in the copyright section of the NHHC image description.[1] |
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This file is a work of a sailor or employee of the U.S. Navy, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, it is in the public domain in the United States.
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