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Posted by John Leyland on December 9, 2024, 12:07:13, in reply to "USS Augusta Aug/Sept 1941"
On Aug 5, 1941 President Roosevelt transferred from the Presidential Yacht Potomac to USS Augusta off Martha's Vineyard. Many other dignitaries including King were aboard. They sailed to Argentia, Newfoundland to meet with Churchill aboard HMS Prince of Wales for top secret talks regarding the role of the US in WWII.
With ADM. King aboard, you can bet those wooden decks gleamed!
John 
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Here are a couple of nice looks of USS Augusta in Aug/Sept 1941 wearing an interim MS-12 camouflage. Wood decks are still unpainted.
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