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Caption | Joint commissioning ceremony for USS Nicholas (left) and USS O’Bannon at Mare Island, Vallejo, California, 15 Feb 1951. Note Nicholas’s No. 2 gun mount has been replaced with a hedgehog anti-submarine spigot mortar. ww2dbase | |||||||||
WW2-Era Location Name | Vallejo, California, United States | |||||||||
Date | 15 Feb 1951 | |||||||||
Photographer | Unknown | |||||||||
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Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Navy via NavSource | |||||||||
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Added By | David Stubblebine | |||||||||
Photo Size | 990 x 768 pixels |
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