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Online Library of Selected Images -- Picture Data

Photo #: NH 75602 USS Bataan (CVL-29) Sailors on the carrier's forecastle during her Commissioning ceremonies, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 17 November 1943. Note ship's jack flying at left and her starboard anchor (18,000 pound type) at right. Courtesy of Mr. James Russell, 1972. U.S. Naval Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 90KB; 740 x 610 pixels

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22 August 2000