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The battleship USS MISSOURI (BB 63) transits the Suez Canal while en route to Istanbul, Turkey. The ship is on an around the world shakedown cruise

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Base: Suez

Country: Egypt (EGY)

Scene Camera Operator: PHAN A.J. Brown

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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battleship battleship uss missouri transits suez canal suez canal route istanbul turkey ship shakedown cruise uss missouri us navy ships united states ships around the world battleships of ww 2 egypt us navy high resolution world shakedown cruise us national archives
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06/11/1986
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battleship battleship uss missouri transits suez canal suez canal route istanbul turkey ship shakedown cruise uss missouri us navy ships united states ships around the world battleships of ww 2 egypt us navy high resolution world shakedown cruise us national archives