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Description

Photo #: NH 92213 - USS Iowa (BB-61) Off Koje, Korea, Firing her 16-inch guns at enemy coastal defenses. Photo is dated 17 October 1952, the day after Iowa completed her Korean War combat operations.

Source

altered version of http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/images/h92000/h92213.jpg from http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-i/bb61.htm

Date

Photo is dated 17 October 1952, the day after Iowa completed her Korean War combat operations.

Author

Courtesy of the U.S. Naval Institute Photographic Collection. U.S. Naval Historical Centre Photograph.

Permission
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Public domain This image is a work of a sailor or employee of the U.S. Navy, taken or made during the course of the person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain.


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current 23:38, 12 July 2007 740×591 (133 KB) Dual Freq (cropped version of larger original http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/images/h92000/h92213.jpg)
17:47, 3 December 2006 400×363 (39 KB) Lukacs
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