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| Cruiser USS Honolulu seen off Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States, 12 Nov 1943. Note her new Measure 32, Design 2C paint scheme. | SBD-5 Dauntless aircraft flying over USS Washington and USS Lexington in the Pacific Ocean en route toward the Gilbert Islands, 12 Nov 1943 | USS Alabama en route to Gilbert islands, 12 Nov 1943; note USS Indiana in distance and another ship in background; photo taken from USS Monterey | USS Alabama, USS Monterey, and USS Indiana (background) en route to Gilbert Islands, 12 Nov 1943; photo taken from USS Lexington |
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