File:USS Preble (DM-20) stands by the sinking USS Perry (DMS-17) off Angaur on 13 September 1944 (NH 92987).jpg

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Photographed from a USS Tennessee (BB-43) airplane.
Description
English: The U.S. Navy destroyer-minesweeper USS Perry (DMS-17) being abandoned after striking a mine off Angaur, 13 September 1944, during the Palaus operation. USS Preble (DM-20) is standing by.
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Camera location6° 53′ 00″ N, 134° 10′ 00″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo
Date 13 September 1944
date QS:P571,+1944-09-13T00:00:00Z/11
institution QS:P195,Q3250126
Accession number
NH 92987
Source U.S. Navy photo NH 92987

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This image is available from the Naval History and Heritage Command under the digital ID NH 92987.
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This file is a work of a sailor or employee of the U.S. Navy, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, it is in the public domain in the United States.

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