30 Apr 1952
  • USS Tunny was decommissioned from service. ww2dbase [Tunny | CPC]
Japan
  • Shigeru Yoshida stepped down as the Foreign Minister. ww2dbase [Shigeru Yoshida | CPC]
Photo(s) dated 30 Apr 1952
USS Wasp in drydock, Bayonne, New Jersey, United States, late Apr 1952; note damage caused by collision with USS Hobson

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