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Photo #: NH 67755 USS Newport News (AK-3) Waiting off Wake Island on 24 September 1922, prior to putting ashore a large cache of fresh water and provisions for use in the event of a ship wreck there. This mission occurred during a period in which few ships passed Wake Island. Received from the U.S. Naval Library, Treasure Island Naval Station, California, 1969. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 63KB; 740 x 485 pixels

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Image posted 19 January 2008