U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier USS Antietem (CV-36) (right) and the destroyer USS Shelton (DD-790) (left) take on fuel oil from the oiler USS Tolovana (AO-64) (center) with the aircraft carrier USS Essex (CV-9) in the background; 1952.
Categories: Ships and Submarines
 
 
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