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By U.S. Navy photo 80-G-19933 - This media is available in the holdings of the National Archives and Records Administration, cataloged under the National Archives Identifier (NAID) 306551., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=16

No Combat, No Problem: How This Repair Ship Served in Both World Wars

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By Unknown author - National Archives Photograph 80-G-1034878 Appears in US Naval Historical Center biography of USS Ashevillehttps://www.history.navy.mil/our-collections/photography/numerical-list-of-images/nhhc-series/nh-series/80-G-1034000/80-G-1034878

Strange History: Did FDR Try to Get American Ships Attacked to Let Him Declare War?

By Unknown author - Osaka Asahi Shimbun published a poster version on Nov 6, 1935 (Showa 10), Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2111190

Huge Mistake: Why Did Imperial Japan Choose War?

By U.S. Navy - Official U.S. Navy photo 80-G-30198 from the U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=380573

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How a Newspaper Nearly Revealed a Dangerous Naval Secret During World War II

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How This American Submarine Sent an Axis Battleship to a Watery Grave

When the Huge Shinano Aircraft Carrier Sank, So Did Japan’s Navy

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