Photograph is believed to have been taken by a US Navy employee in the course of his official duties
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This file is a work of a sailor or employee of the U.S. Navy, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, it is in the public domain in the United States.
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References
↑Norman Friedman, U.S. Battleships: An Illustrated Design History (Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1985), 242.
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