File:New York Navy Yard, March 1944.jpg

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Description Aerial photograph of the New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York (USA), taken 9 March 1944. USS Missouri (BB-63) is fitting out in the center. The aircraft carrier at the bottom is (most probably) USS Bennington (CV-20), launched on 28 February 1944. The large ship under construction in the upper right is USS Bon Homme Richard (CV-31), which was launched on 29 April 1944. An old battleship is docked to the left of the slips, maybe USS Arkansas (BB-33).
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Source Official U.S. Navy photo NH 93234 from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command
Author U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

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current20:40, 25 February 2015Thumbnail for version as of 20:40, 25 February 20155,571 × 4,426 (5.7 MB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)new NHHC file
19:45, 14 September 2007Thumbnail for version as of 19:45, 14 September 2007740 × 590 (92 KB)Felix Stember (talk | contribs){{Information |Description= New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York. Aerial photograph, taken 9 March 1944. USS Missouri (BB-63) is fitting out in the center. Carrier at the bottom is probably USS Bennington (CV-20). |Source=[http://history.navy.mil/photos

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