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USS Hughes  DD-410
Went to Cuba to pick up the USS Hughes DD-410, my first assignment  Photo: Of Hughes mid 1941 taken at Halvfjord, Iceland
Note barrage balloon (white spot on hill) installed by the British. They had troops stationed there. Also note, zebra stripe camouflage on the Hughes at this time.
Hughes Logo painted
on bridge wing of Hughes
Smoke & flames pouring from smashed superstructure of destroyer Hughes, a radio-active veteran of Bikini tests. After the navy shelled & bombed her 140 miles off the coast of California, Naval Reserve pilots sank the ship. (AP Wirephoto)
Close up of Hughes
Circles show where Hughes
had repairs done
USS HUGHES DD - 410
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