Sunrise in the Atlantic 14 Jul 1943 from Auxiliary Aircraft Carrier USS Bogue just after joining Convoy UGS-12 bound for Casablanca.

Caption     Sunrise in the Atlantic 14 Jul 1943 from Auxiliary Aircraft Carrier USS Bogue just after joining Convoy UGS-12 bound for Casablanca. ww2dbase
Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy
Identification Code   80-G-86005
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Bogue   Main article  Photos  
Photo Size 1,216 x 967 pixels
Photos on Same Day 14 Jul 1943
Photos at Same Place Atlantic Ocean
Added By David Stubblebine
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1. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
14 Dec 2021 02:33:11 PM

If this is a sunrise, then the ships are heading almost exactly in the wrong direction. But with zig-zagging and taking routes around known submarine hunting grounds, such a heading would not be unusual.

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