Photo #: NH 97707
USS Chincoteague (AVP-24)
A port side view of the after portion of the ship taken on 15
December 1943 at the Mare Island Navy Yard.
The ship was completing repairs to severe battle damage incurred
in July 1943.
Changes to the anti-aircraft armament and boat stowage are circled.
The covered lighter alongside is USS YF-535, an old craft
acquired in 1942. The nearest destroyer in the background is
USS Thatcher (DD-514).
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the
Naval Historical Center.
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