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English: The U.S. Navy electronic reconnaissance gathering ship USS Liberty (AGTR-5) turns while under attack by Israeli motor torpedo boats, off the Sinai Peninsula, 8 June 1967. Note the fire-damaged structure at left, with what appears to be a 12.7 mm machine gun.
Date 8 June 1967
date QS:P571,+1967-06-08T00:00:00Z/11
institution QS:P195,Q3250126
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USN 1123754
Source U.S. Navy photo USN 1123754
Other versions File:LibertyTurnTorpedoAttack.jpg

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  • 2006-07-31 05:30 Dcoetzee 740×501×8 (85971 bytes) Losslessly crop caption bar
  • 2004-03-06 07:21 JRT7 740×525×8 (93164 bytes) USS Liberty flees Israeli torpedo boats

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current16:59, 17 March 2018Thumbnail for version as of 16:59, 17 March 20185,806 × 3,965 (10.77 MB)CobatforNHHC high-res file
15:29, 21 June 2007Thumbnail for version as of 15:29, 21 June 2007740 × 501 (84 KB)Liftarn{{Information |Description=USS Liberty turns to evade Israeli torpedo boats attacks on 8 June 1967. Note heel of ship in high speed (21 knot) turn. Smoke and fire damage can be seen from fires burning as result of napalm and rocket attacks. Caption ba

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