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A view of the keel laying of the patrol gunboat ABU OBAIDAH (PGG-527)

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Base: Sturgeon Bay

State: Wisconsin (WI)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: Peterson Builders, Inc.

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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20/08/1981
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view keel patrol gunboat abu obaidah patrol gunboat abu obaidah pgg wisconsin patrol gunboat peterson builders inc high resolution sturgeon bay peterson builders us national archives industrial history