Inspection of Soviet Ship Volgoles

Low altitude reconnaissance photograph of the Soviet ship Volgoles being inspected at sea on 9 November 1962. The USS Vesole (DD 878) is seen alongside the Volgoles as crewmen of the Volgoles have pulled back the tarpaulin covering a missile.

Source: United States. Department of Defense. Department of Defense Cuban Missile Crisis Briefing Materials. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston

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