Aerial photograph from a USS Ranger plane showing three badly damaged French warships beached at Casablanca, French Morocco, 11 Nov 1942. They were damaged in the Battle of Casablanca 8 Nov 1942

Caption     Aerial photograph from a USS Ranger plane showing three badly damaged French warships beached at Casablanca, French Morocco, 11 Nov 1942. They were damaged in the Battle of Casablanca 8 Nov 1942 ww2dbase
Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives via United States Navy Naval History and Heritage Command
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Identification Code   80-G-32400
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Photo Size 5,652 x 3,868 pixels
Photos on Same Day 11 Nov 1942
Photos at Same Place Casablanca, French Morocco
Added By David Stubblebine
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1. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
7 Sep 2016 11:04:55 AM

The destroyer Milan is at right, the burned out destroyer Albatros is in the center, and the light cruiser Primauguet is in the upper center.

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Lat/Long 33.6028, -7.5935
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