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DescriptionNew Mexico class battleship bombarding Okinawa.jpg
English: USS Idaho (BB-42), a New Mexico-class battleship shells Okinawa on 1 April 1945, easily distinguished by her tower foremast & 5”-38 Mk 30 single turrets (visible between the barrels of the forward main turrets). Idaho was the only battleship with this configuration.
العربية: البارجة يو إس إس أيداهو تقصف أوكيناوا في 1 أبريل 1945
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This file is a work of a sailor or employee of the U.S. Navy, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, it is in the public domain in the United States.