File:USS Rupertus (DD-851) stands by to assist the burning USS Forrestal (CVA-59), 29 July 1967 (USN 1124775).jpg

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English: The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Rupertus (DD-851) stands by to assist the aircraft carrier USS Forrestal (CVA-59) fighting raging deck fires and explosions while operating in Gulf of Tonkin, 29 July 1967. The captain of the Rupertus maneouvered his ship within 6 metres of the burning carrier, in what Rear Admiral Harvey P. Lanham, Commander Carrier Division 2, called an act of "magnificent seamanship".
Depicted place Gulf of Tonkin
Date 29 July 1967
date QS:P571,+1967-07-29T00:00:00Z/11
institution QS:P195,Q3250126
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USN 1124775
Source U.S. Navy photo USN 1124775

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