File:Piasecki HUP of HU-2 rescues crewman off the foundered USNS Grommet Reefer (T-AF-53) at Livorno, Italy, in December 1952.jpg
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English: Wreck of the U.S. Military Sea Transportation Service stores ship USNS Grommet Reefer (T-AF-53) at Livorno, Italy, in December 1952. A gale forced her aground on 15 December and the ship broke apart on 16 December. U.S. Navy shipy were ordered to assist and Piasecki HUP Retriever helicopters from the aircraft carriers USS Leyte (CVA-32), USS Midway (CVA-41) and the heavy cruiser USS Pittsburgh (CA-72) rescued the remaining 15 crew (of 39) from the ship. Here a HUP of Helicopter Utiliy Squadron 2 (HU-2) "Fleet Angels" rescues a crewman. The bow section was salvaged. |
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| Source | U.S. Navy Naval Aviation News/(Archive) February 1953, p. 23. |
| Author | U.S. Navy |
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| current | 17:18, 16 September 2022 | | 978 × 628 (623 KB) | Cobatfor (talk | contribs) | == {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description={{en|1=Wreck of the U.S. Military Sea Transportation Service stores ship USNS ''Grommet Reefer'' (T-AF-53) at Livorno, Italy, in December 1952. A gale forced her aground on 15 December and the ship broke apart on 16 December. U.S. Navy shipy were ordered to assist and Piasecki HUP ''Retriever'' helicopters from the aircraft carriers USS ''Leyte'' (CVA-32), USS ''Midway'' (CVA-41) and the heavy cruiser USS ''Pittsburgh'' (CA-72) rescued the rem... |
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