Crewmen on the flight deck of the Dock Landing Ship USS GERMANTOWN (LSD 42) pause for a moment while a warrant officer walks to side of the ship to check the position of a deperming coil that is being hauled aboard. Coils will be placed vertically along the GERMANTOWN's entire length and will, when energized, reduce the ship's permanent magnetism. The reduction in magnetism will help protect the ship from magnetic mines and torpedoes

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1988-07-18
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The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Submarine Base, San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Mike Flynn, USN Release Status: Released to Public

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Department of Defense. American Forces Information Service. Defense Visual Information Center. 1994

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National Archives and Records Administration
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National Archives at College Park - Still Pictures
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Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Magnetic Disk: Hard Drive
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http://catalog.archives.gov/id/6445420
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Department of Defense. American Forces Information Service. Defense Visual Information Center. 1994. Crewmen on the flight deck of the Dock Landing Ship USS GERMANTOWN (LSD 42) pause for a moment while a warrant officer walks to side of the ship to check the position of a deperming coil that is being hauled aboard. Coils will be placed vertically along the GERMANTOWN's entire length and will, when energized, reduce the ship's permanent magnetism. The reduction in magnetism will help protect the ship from magnetic mines and torpedoes. 1988-07-18. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://catalog.archives.gov/id/6445420. (Accessed April 18, 2024.)
APA citation style
Department of Defense. American Forces Information Service. Defense Visual Information Center. 1994, (1988-07-18) Crewmen on the flight deck of the Dock Landing Ship USS GERMANTOWN (LSD 42) pause for a moment while a warrant officer walks to side of the ship to check the position of a deperming coil that is being hauled aboard. Coils will be placed vertically along the GERMANTOWN's entire length and will, when energized, reduce the ship's permanent magnetism. The reduction in magnetism will help protect the ship from magnetic mines and torpedoes. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://catalog.archives.gov/id/6445420
MLA citation style
Department of Defense. American Forces Information Service. Defense Visual Information Center. 1994. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://catalog.archives.gov/id/6445420>.
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