Australian Destroyer HMAS Nizam alongside carrier USS Shangri-La for refueling, April 1945. Note Corsairs of Air Group 85 spotted on the flight deck.

Caption     Australian Destroyer HMAS Nizam alongside carrier USS Shangri-La for refueling, April 1945. Note Corsairs of Air Group 85 spotted on the flight deck. ww2dbase
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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives
Identification Code   80-G-278801
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Added By David Stubblebine
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1. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
20 Sep 2014 11:20:47 PM

N-class destroyer HMAS Nizam is wearing what was called a non-standard pennant number, D15. Her regular pennant number was G38.

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