File:USS Brookings (APA-140) being scuttled south of Puerto Rico on 1 April 1992.jpg

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English: The former U.S. Navy attack transport USS Brookings (APA-140) being scuttled south of Puerto Rico on 1 April 1992. Brookings had been blown ashore Hurricane Hugo on 15 September 1989 at Naval Station Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico. She was partially dismantled onsite from 5 January 1992 until 28 March 1992 when her remains were refloated.
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Source U.S. Navy photo in Ex-USS Brookings Wreck Removal Operations (S0300-MN-RPT-0010/SUPSALV, 0910-LP-576-9200) from the U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command
Author U.S. Navy
Camera location17° 10′ 59.99″ N, 65° 37′ 00.01″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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current22:25, 22 January 2022Thumbnail for version as of 22:25, 22 January 2022782 × 411 (246 KB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description={{en|1=The former U.S. Navy attack transport USS ''Brookings'' (APA-140) being scuttled south of Puerto Rico on 1 April 1992. ''Brookings'' had been blown ashore Hurricane Hugo on 15 September 1989 at Naval Station Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico. She was partially dismantled onsite from 5 January 1992 until 28 March 1992 when her remains were refloated.}} |Source=U.S. Navy photo in [https://www.navsea.navy.mil/Portals/103/Documents/SUPSALV/Salva...

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