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USS_Chukawan_(AO-100)_underway_in_the_Mediterranean_Sea,_in_1958_(L45-50.02.03)

August 28, 2024

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1945: Named for an Alaskan River, this U.S. Navy Tanker was Launched in the Waning Days of World War II

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