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English: The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Hovey (DD-208) underway, but fully converted to a Destroyer/Minesweeper in 1943, note 3 smokestacks not 4 as part of her conversion process, and circled fore and aft guns clearly multi-purpose antiaircraft weapons, not her earlier 4 inch guns. Rear crane for minesweeping also shown circled. |
| Date | May 26, 1943 , taken at Mare Island Navy Yard, California |
| Source | Official U.S. Navy photo [1] Photo NH 99562 from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command |
| Author | USN |
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Official US Navy government photo, taken by US Navy employee in their official capacity as photographer, in US Navy photo archives, thus public domain |
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