DescriptionUSN Converted Circled Hovey May 1943.png
English: The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Hovey (DD-208) underway, but fully converted to a Destroyer/Minesweeper in 1943, note 3 smokestacks not 4 as part of her conversion process, and circled fore and aft guns clearly multi-purpose antiaircraft weapons, not her earlier 4 inch guns. Rear crane for minesweeping also shown circled.
Date
May 26, 1943 , taken at Mare Island Navy Yard, California
Official US Navy government photo, taken by US Navy employee in their official capacity as photographer, in US Navy photo archives, thus public domain
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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.
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