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USS MASSACHUSETTS (BB-59) maneuvering off Casablanca, Morocco, during the North Africa invasion.

Photographed from USS MAYRANT (DD-402), on November 8, 1942.

U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command: 80-G-K-2133

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Viewed from destroyer USS Mayrant (DD-402) and flying two large battle ensigns, the brand-new South Dakota-class battleship USS Massachusetts (BB-59) maneuvers agressively during the battle of Casablanca, November 8, 1942. Boasting nine 16in. guns and a top speed of 27 nots, “Big Mamie” was Task Force 34’s insurance against a surprise appearance from the French battleship Richelieu. (Navsource)

Photo and caption featured in Osprey Operation Torch 1942 The invasion of French North Africa by Brian Lane Herder