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Original envelope read, "United States Navy Ship - 'Mothball Fleet.' From caption pasted to back of photograph, "Known as the 'mothball fleet,' the Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet is the resting place for the 66 Navy vessels whose active duty days have floated off into the sunset, perhpas forevever." "Somber skies hang over 'ghost ships' anchor at Suisun Bay." In photograph, a long row of ships, side by side, is seen in distance anchored in water. Dark clouds are seen overhead. Stamped on back of photograph, "Russ Reed, Jan 3, 1979.