File:USS Hornet (CV-8) and USS Atlanta (CL-51) at sea on 6 June 1942 (80-G-88908).jpg

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English: The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-8) and the light anti-aircraft cruiser USS Atlanta (CL-51) following the Battle of Midway on 6 June 1942. The photo was taken as Atlanta came up to offer assistance to the destroyer USS Phelps (DD-360), which had broken down temporarily because of fuel shortage.
Note that the wartime censor has removed Atlanta's radar antenna.
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Source National Museum of the U.S. Navy photo 80-G-88908
Author U.S. Navy
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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.

This image was originally posted to Flickr by Photograph Curator at https://flickr.com/photos/127906254@N06/29344395954 (archive). It was reviewed on 10 July 2018 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the Public Domain Mark.

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current15:11, 22 August 2018Thumbnail for version as of 15:11, 22 August 20181,874 × 1,395 (1.21 MB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)true grey scale, cropped
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