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• usnavy
• unitedstatesnavy
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• philippines
• olongapo
• subicbay
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• uncoveringarchivesphotographyworkshop
• series
• blackandwhitephotograph
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• SDASM Archives 7 photos
• North East Museums 2 photos
• U.S. National Archives 1 photo

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HM floating dock, Medway

from North East Museums

• misstocute said:

  hmmm dirty

• Clive Sweetingham said:

  This is Admiralty Floating Dock AFD4 - the Medway Dock, Launched on the 4th of January 1912. The dock had a lifting capacity of 32,000 tons, designed for servicing battleships. The dock served also served at Jarrow, Portland, Devonport and on the Clyde. In 1946 it was used to raise and beak up some of the ships of the German Fleet that scuttled at Scapa Flow.. In 1948 it was sold to Rotterdam Dockyard. Last known to be in use at Bergen in 2008.

Naval photograph documenting the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii which initiated US participation in World War II...12/07/1941

from U.S. National Archives

• Federico F. said:

  impressive...

• Karl_Denton said:

  cool

• johnny rosales said:

  Great picture

AL-135 JL Highfill Album Image

from SDASM Archives

• TVL1970 said:

  USS Dewey (YFD-1) floating dry dock in Subic Bay, Philippines. See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Dewey_(YFD-1)