File:-USS Hornet (CV-8), USS New Orleans (CA-32), USS Atlanta (CL-51) and USS Phelps (DD-360) at sea on 6 June 1942 (80-G-7750).jpg

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English: The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-8), the light anti-aircraft cruiser USS Atlanta (CL-51), left, and the heavy cruiser USS New Orleans (CA-32), center, and the destroyer USS Phelps (DD-360), right, following the Battle of Midway on 6 June 1942. The photo was taken as Atlanta came up to offer assistance to the Phelps (DD-360) which had broken down temporarily because of fuel shortage.
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Source Official U.S. Navy photo 80-G-7750 from the National Museum of the U.S. Navy
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This image was originally posted to Flickr by Photograph Curator at https://flickr.com/photos/127906254@N06/32195187904 (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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current16:23, 23 August 2018Thumbnail for version as of 16:23, 23 August 20182,774 × 2,073 (2.45 MB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)levels, true grey scale
18:26, 10 July 2018Thumbnail for version as of 18:26, 10 July 20182,788 × 2,128 (1.4 MB)Hiàn (alt) (talk | contribs)Transferred from Flickr via #flickr2commons