File:Tugs pull USS Frank Knox (DDR-742) from Pratas Reef, South China Sea, on 24 August 1965 (NH 74179).jpg

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English: The U.S. Navy radar picket destroyer USS Frank Knox (DDR-742) aground on Pratas Reef, South China Sea, with several ships attempting to pull her off. She went aground on 18 July 1965. This view was probably taken at about the time she was finally refloated on 24 August 1965. Ships pulling are (from left to right): USS Grapple (ARS-7), USS Conserver (ARS-39), USS Sioux (ATF-75), USS Greenlet (ASR-10) and USS Cocopa (ATF-101).
Depicted place Pratas Reef
Date 24 August 1965
date QS:P571,+1965-08-24T00:00:00Z/11
institution QS:P195,Q3250126
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NH 74179
Source U.S. Navy photo NH 74179

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Most of the photos found in the NHHC collection are in the public domain and may be downloaded and used without permissions or special requirements. Those which are not will be noted in the copyright section of the NHHC image description.[1]
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