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While taking part in clearing the North Sea mine barrage, "The fleet put in (to) Stavanger, a bustling town in Norway, made prosperous by the war." (quoted from the original 1919 vintage caption). USS Woodcock (Minesweeper No. 14) is in the foreground. In the left background are (from front to rear): USS SC-356, USS SC-40, USS Eider (Minesweeper No. 17), Sanderling - probable identification, USS Auk (Minesweeper No. 38) and an unidentified minesweeper. U. S. Navy photo from the Navy Recruitment Bureau, New York U.S. Navy photo NH 99789 |
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