The incomplete French battleship Jean Bart at Casablanca, French Morocco, 16 Nov 1942, with damage from 16-inch shells and 1,000-pound bombs inflicted by US Navy forces on 8 Nov 1942 during the Operation Torch landings.

Caption   The incomplete French battleship Jean Bart at Casablanca, French Morocco, 16 Nov 1942, with damage from 16-inch shells and 1,000-pound bombs inflicted by US Navy forces on 8 Nov 1942 during the Operation Torch landings. ww2dbase
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy
Identification Code   80-G-31605
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Photos on Same Day 16 Nov 1942
Photos at Same Place Casablanca, French Morocco
Added By David Stubblebine
Added Date 1 May 2017

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Licensing  Public Domain. According to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government".



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WW2-Era Place Name Casablanca, French Morocco
Lat/Long 33.6061, -7.6036
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