Deck department crewmen aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) prepare to drop the anchors as the ship arrives for a port visit

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Deck department crewmen aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) prepare to drop the anchors as the ship arrives for a port visit

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Summary

The original finding aid described this photograph as:

Base: Kiel

Country: West Germany (FRG)

Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Jeff Hilton

Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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Date

19/10/1985

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Source

The U.S. National Archives

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https://catalog.archives.gov/

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