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Description A U.S. Navy Gleaves-class destroyer passing aft of the aircraft carrier USS Ranger (CV-4) off North Africa on 8 November 1942. The Air Group Screen was composed of the light cruiser USS Cleveland (CL-55) and Detroyer Division 10, consisting of USS Ellyson (DD-454), USS Forrest (DD-461), USS Fitch (DD-462), USS Corry (DD-463), and USS Hobson (DD-464). Eight Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat fighters and a single Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless dive bomber are visible on the flight deck.
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21:28, 5 May 2009Thumbnail for version as of 21:28, 5 May 2009841 × 675 (163 KB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)== Summary == {{Information |Description=A U.S. Navy ''Gleaves''-class destroyer passing aft of an aircraft carrier off North Africa on 8 November 1942. Due to the arrangement of the flak the carrier is most probably USS ''Ranger'' (CV-4). The Air Group S

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