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| Aerial view of shipping in the Pearl Harbor Navy Yard dry docks, 12 Dec 1943. Note USS Lexington (Essex-class) in the new Drydock No. 4 at the top of the photo. | Aerial view of shipping in the Pearl Harbor Navy Yard repair basin with Ford Island beyond, 12 Dec 1943. Note the camouflage patterns painted on the roofs of the buildings. | Launching of submarine Barbero, Groton, Connecticut, United States, 12 Dec 1943 | WAAF personnel cheering at the RAAF and WAAF swimming carnival at the Valley baths, Brisbane, Australia, 12 Dec 1943 |
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