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English: The U.S. Navy heavy cruiser USS Wichita (CA-45) operating in the Atlantic Ocean, out of Norfolk, Virginia (USA), on 1 May 1940. Note the markings on her turret tops (bars on the forward turrets, a circle on the after turret). These scheme was used on several other heavy cruisers in 1939-40.
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Official U.S. Navy photo NH 93145 from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command. Transferred from en.wikipedia to Commons by Common Good using CommonsHelper., (8 September 2007 (original upload date))

This media is available in the holdings of the National Archives and Records Administration, cataloged under the National Archives Identifier (NAID) 520817.

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