File:USS Barr (DE-576) after being torpedoed in the Atlantic Ocean, 29 May 1944 (NH 86683).jpg

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English: The torpedoed U.S. Navy destroyer escort USS Barr (DE-576) in the Atlantic Ocean on 29 May 1944. Barr was hit by an acoustic torpedo from the German submarine U-549 at 2030 hrs. U-549 hat earlier torpedoed the escort carrier USS Block Island (CVE-21) and was itself sunk later that night.
Depicted place Atlantic Ocean
Date 29 May 1944
date QS:P571,+1944-05-29T00:00:00Z/11
institution QS:P195,Q3250126
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NH 86683
Source U.S. Navy photo NH 86683

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This image is available from the Naval History and Heritage Command under the digital ID NH 86683.
Most of the photos found in the NHHC collection are in the public domain and may be downloaded and used without permissions or special requirements. Those which are not will be noted in the copyright section of the NHHC image description.[1]
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