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[Travel Permit to Washington, D. C., February 1912]

Description: Copy of a travel permit to Washington, D. C. for a mental qualification examination sent by the Navy Department Bureau of Navigation to Cassin Young upon his nomination for appointment as a Midshipman in the United States Navy by Representative Victor L. Berger. Upon qualification, Young will be sent to Annapolis Naval Academy.
Date: February 17, 1912
Creator: Bureau of Navigation
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Scuttling of the German cruiser Admiral Graf Spree, December 17, 1939]

Description: Photograph of the German cruiser Admiral Graf Spree being scuttled following the Battle of the River Plate on December 17, 1939. She had taken mostly superficial damage during the battle four days prior, but her oil purification and desalination plants were destroyed and was unfit for return to Germany. Commanding officer Captain Hans Langsdorff, unwilling to risk the lives of his crew, decided to scuttle the ship. The photo shows smoke billowing from the Admiral Graf Spree, a Deutschland class… more
Date: December 17, 1939
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: -34.971688 -56.298312
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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