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EU: Bemanning van de kruiser Hr.Ms. Jacob van Heemskerck aan het zwemmen bij Trincomalee (Ceylon) begin jaren 40. (1940)
1940 Trincomalee, Sri Lanka
Crew members of the Dutch cruiser Hr. Ms. Jacob van Heemskerck swimming near Trincomalee, Ceylon, photographed in the early 1940s. Trincomalee's natural harbor served as a key Allied naval base in the Indian Ocean during the Second World War.
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