Sister Mahan-class destroyers USS Case, USS Shaw, USS Cummings, and USS Tucker nested together at Auckland, New Zealand, Mar 1941. Note cruiser USS Brooklyn coming in behind the destroyers.

Caption     Sister Mahan-class destroyers USS Case, USS Shaw, USS Cummings, and USS Tucker nested together at Auckland, New Zealand, Mar 1941. Note cruiser USS Brooklyn coming in behind the destroyers. ww2dbase
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Cummings   Main article  Photos  
Shaw   Main article  Photos  
Mark 12 5-inch/38 caliber   Main article  Photos  
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Photos at Same Place Auckland, New Zealand
Added By David Stubblebine
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