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English: U.S. Navy cruisers and destroyers of the task group around the aircraft carrier USS Midway (CVB-41) during a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea from 29 October 1947 to 11 March 1948 anchored at Augusta Bay, Sicily (Italy). Nearest to the camera is the Gearing-class destroyer USS Vogelgesang (DD-862) with a Cleveland-class light cruisers visible behind, either USS Manchester (CL-83) or USS Providence (CL-82).
Date between 1947 and 1948
date QS:P,+1947-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1947-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1948-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Source USS Midway website [1]
Author Charles J. Beggy, Jr., Electronics Technician Second Class, USN (ret.)

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