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Photo Caption:
A Board of Inquiry was convened on May 17, 1934 to investigate the sinking of the Nantucket Lightship LV 117. Shown left to right in this rare and historic photograph are: Frank Clark, Chief Radio Operator of the Olympic; Captain John Binks of the RMS Olympic; George W. Putnam, Commissioner of the U.S. Bureau of Lighthouses; Dickerson N. Hoover of the U.S. Bureau of Navigation; and Admiral J.P. Tawresey, Special Expert of the Emergency Fleet Corp. (Photo courtesy James W. Claflin.) Back to the edition of: Mar/Apr 2016
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The Sinking of the Nantucket Lightship LV 117 by the RMS Olympic
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