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Description The U.S. Navy battleship USS Alabama (BB-60) firing her 40.6 cm guns during combined British and American fleet exercises. The photograph was taken from the Royal Navy battleship HMS Anson (79).
Alabama and USS South Dakota (BB-57) operated with the British Home Fleet in 1943. In June 1943, the ships, together with HMS Duke of York (17) and HMS Anson took part in "Operation Gearbox" (to Spitsbergen).
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Image of the exterior main entrance to the Imperial War Museum in London. This photograph A 17629 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums. Flag of the United Kingdom.
Author Lt. J.A. Hampton, Royal Navy official photographer
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