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Joint commissioning ceremony for USS Nicholas (left) and USS O’Bannon at Mare Island, Vallejo, California, 15 Feb 1951. Note Nicholas’s No. 2 gun mount has been replaced with a hedgehog anti-submarine spigot mortar.

Caption     Joint commissioning ceremony for USS Nicholas (left) and USS O’Bannon at Mare Island, Vallejo, California, 15 Feb 1951. Note Nicholas’s No. 2 gun mount has been replaced with a hedgehog anti-submarine spigot mortar. ww2dbase
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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy via NavSource
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Photo Size 990 x 768 pixels
Photos on Same Day 15 Feb 1951
Photos at Same Place Vallejo, California, United States
Added By David Stubblebine
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