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A photo of the Coast Guard icebreaker CGC Southwind.

USCGC Southwind

"OFFICIAL U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO; 11th NAVAL DISTRICT OFFICE PHOTOGRAPHIC SECTION No. _______ RESTRICTED." No date/photo number; photographer unknown. Probably taken on the day Southwind was commissioned, 15 July 1944.

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Tags: icebreaker, CUTTER, DEEP FREEZE, Southwind

Photo by: USCG | VIRIN: 200420-G-G1944-1002.JPG

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