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Photo #: NH 47010 Convoy to Iceland, September 1941 A Signalman aboard USS Tuscaloosa (CA-37) uses a "long-glass" telescope to read communications from another ship, as Task Force 15 was en route to Iceland. Note signal lamp mounted next to the telescope and electrical hookup at left. Ships in the distance include USS Vincennes (CA-44) in the center and USS Republic (AP-33) further to the left. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 58KB; 740 x 520 pixels

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Image posted 18 October 2001
Caption corrected 13 January 2006