Port quarter view of the Military Sealift Command vehicle transport ship USNS WATSON (T-AKR-310) showing construction progress at 62% completion. To the left is the USNS SISLER (T-AKR-311) upon which construction has just started

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Port quarter view of the Military Sealift Command vehicle transport ship USNS WATSON (T-AKR-310) showing construction progress at 62% completion. To the left is the USNS SISLER (T-AKR-311) upon which construction has just started

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The original finding aid described this photograph as:

Base: San Diego

State: California (CA)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: National Steel & Shipbuilding Co

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

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Date

05/05/1997

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Source

The U.S. National Archives

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https://catalog.archives.gov/

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