#uss aaron ward (dd-483)

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Le destroyer USS Aaron Ward (DD-483) en approche du porte-avions USS Wasp (CV-7) – Campagne des îles Salomon – Guerre du Pacifique – Iles Salomon – 17 août 1942

Photographe : Official U.S. Navy Photograph

©Naval History and Heritage Command - 80-G-12263

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USS Aaron Ward (DD-483) berthed at the Brooklyn Navy Yard on 4 May 1942. Note camouflage Measure 12 Modified.

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“USS Aaron Ward (DD-483), at left, and USS Buchanan (DD-484) ready for launching, at the Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company shipyard, Kearny, New Jersey, on 22 November 1941. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.”

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“USS Aaron Ward (DD-483) approaching USS Wasp (CV-7) on 17 August 1942, during operations in the Solomon Islands area. Note that her port anchor is missing, probably removed as a weight-saving measure. Also note her pattern camouflage.”

(NHHC: 80-G-12263)