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302597 Accession Number: 302597

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1945-08-31. AERIAL PORT SIDE VIEW OF THE LIGHT CRUISER USS FLINT (CL-97). BOTH DIRECTORS AND ALL THE MAIN ARMAMENT EXCEPT NO 5 TURRET ARE TRAINED ON THE STARBOARD BROADSIDE. NOTE HOW THE CAMOUFLAGE PATTERN IS CONTINUED ACROSS THE HORIZONTAL SURFACES. SC RADAR IS CARRIED AT THE TOP OF THE FOREMAST WITH SG ABOVE IT. THE DIRECTORS ARE FITTED WITH THE MARK 12/MARK 22 FIRE CONTROL/HEIGHT FINDING RADAR COMBINATION. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)

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302597

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Photograph

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Print

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Colour: Black & white

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Whole

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1

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