File:USS St. George (AV-16) at Guam on 8 August 1945 (80-G-K-5978).jpg

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English: The U.S. Navy seaplane tender USS St. George (AV-16) at Guam, on 8 August 1945. The ambulances in the foreground are awaiting the arrival of the hospital ship USS Tranquillity (AH-14) with survivors of the sunken heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis (CA-35). Also visible are the tank landing ships LST-800 and LST-1108. St. George is painted in Camouflage Measure 21.
Depicted place Apra Harbor
Date 8 August 1945
date QS:P571,+1945-08-08T00:00:00Z/11
institution QS:P195,Q3250126
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80-G-K-5978
Source U.S. Navy photo 80-G-K-5978

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