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photographed from a Naval Air Station New York (USA) aircraft
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English: The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Soley (DD-707) underway on 22 December 1944. Photographed from a Naval Air Station New York (USA), aircraft, flying at an altitude of 180 metres (600 feet). Note ship's shadow on the water off her port side.
This image is available from the Naval History and Heritage Command under the digital ID NH 97643. 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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2005-09-27 04:03 Malo 727×600×8 (108748 bytes) USS Soley (DD-707) Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. {{PD-USGov-Mil-Navy}} Source - http://www.navsource.org/archives/05/707.htm
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