File:USS Block Island (CVE-21) underway Atlantic Ocean on 15 October 1943 (NH 106576).jpg

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English: The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Block Island (CVE-21) underway Atlantic Ocean, off the mouth of Chesapeake Bay, shortly after leaving Norfolk, Virginia (USA), on 15 October 1943. She left for her first anti-submarine cruise, with aircraft from Composite Squadron 1 (VC-1) on deck: 9 General Motors FM-1 Wildcats (forward) and 12 Grummen TBF-1C Avenger. The photo was taken by a blimp of squadron ZP-14.
Date 15 October 1943
date QS:P571,+1943-10-15T00:00:00Z/11
institution QS:P195,Q3250126
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NH 106576
Source U.S. Navy photo NH 106576
Camera location36° 54′ 00″ N, 75° 22′ 00″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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36°54'0.000"N, 75°22'0.001"W

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21:43, 25 March 2009Thumbnail for version as of 21:43, 25 March 2009920 × 719 (126 KB)Felix Stember{{Information |Description=USS Block Island (CVE-21) shortly after leaving Norfolk, October 15, 1943, on her first anti-submarine cruise, with aircraft from Composite Squadron 1 (VC-1) on deck—9 FM-1 Wildcats (forward) and 12 TBF-1C Avengers. |Source=U
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