File:USS Wilkes-Barre (CL-103) sinking off Key West, Florida (USA), on 12 May 1972 (DM1276).jpg

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English: The U.S. Navy light cruiser USS Wilkes-Barre (CL-103) sinking after underwater explosion tests off Key West, Florida (USA), on 12 May 1972. Wilkes-Barre broke in two. The after section sank, the forward section was scuttled a day later.
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Source Photo DM1276 from the collections of the Florida Memory Project
Author Dale M. McDonald
Camera location24° 36′ 36″ N, 81° 45′ 46.8″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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This work is from the Florida Memory Project hosted at the State Archive of Florida, and is released to the public domain in the United States under the terms of Section 257.35(6), Florida Statutes.

Note: In accordance with the provisions of Section 257.35(6), Florida Statutes, "Any use or reproduction of material deposited with the Florida Photographic Collection shall be allowed pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1)(b) and subsection (4), provided that appropriate credit for its use is given."

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12 May 1972

24°36'36"N, 81°45'47"W

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