File:USS California (CGN-36) returning to Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia (USA), on 26 May 1980 (USN 1178473).jpg

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English: The U.S. Navy guided missile cruiser USS California (CGN-36) returning to Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia (USA), on 26 May 1980. In background is the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68). Both ships were returning from the Indian Ocean. Note the Sikorsky RH-53D helicopters on Nimitz' deck, that were used in the ill-fated Iran hostage crisis rescue attempt.
Date 22 September 1971
date QS:P571,+1971-09-22T00:00:00Z/11
institution QS:P195,Q3250126
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USN 1178473
Source U.S. Navy photo USN 1178473

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