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Description The torpedoed U.S. Navy destroyer USS Hambleton (DD-455). As she lay anchored by USS Winooski (AO-38) off Fedala, Morocco, in the evening of 11 November 1942, Hambleton was struck amidships on the port side by a torpedo fired by the German U-boat U 173. She was towed to Casablanca for temporary repairs before reaching the Boston Navy Yard, Massachusetts (USA), on 28 June 1943 for permanent repairs.
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Author Department of the Navy. First Naval District. Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff for Administration. Office of the Historical Officer.

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