120 items in this album on 6 pages.
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Change of Command ceremony aboard USS Card, Captain Arnold J. “Buster” Isbell, left, relieved Captain James Sykes at Norfolk, Virginia, 17 Apr 1943. | USS Yorktown underway off Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia, United States, 27 Apr 1943; note Measure 21 camouflage |
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Destroyers line the dock at Norfolk Naval Operating Base, Norfolk, Virginia, United States, May 1943. Visible are USS Edison, USS Schroeder, USS Spence, and USS Foote. | Heavy cruiser USS Chester shifting berths at Norfolk Navy Yard just after being floated out of drydock, 23 Jul 1943 |
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USS New Jersey entering the deperming slip at Lambert’s Point on the Elizabeth River, Norfolk, Virginia at about 11:00 AM local time, 23 Jul 1943. | USS Alabama at Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Virginia, United States, circa Aug 1943 |
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USS Alabama off Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Virginia, United States, circa Aug 1943 | High-angle view of the stern of USS Alabama, off Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Virginia, United States, 20 Aug 1943 |
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South Dakota off the Norfolk Navy Yard, Virginia, United States, 20 Aug 1943 | USS Alabama off Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Virginia, United States, 20 Aug 1943, photo 1 of 4 |
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USS Alabama off Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Virginia, United States, 20 Aug 1943, photo 2 of 4 | USS Alabama off Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Virginia, United States, 20 Aug 1943, photo 3 of 4 |
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USS Alabama off Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Virginia, United States, 20 Aug 1943, photo 4 of 4 | PB4Y-1 Liberator from US Navy Patrol Squadron VP-114 on the ramp at Norfolk, Virginia, United States, circa Aug 1943. |
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Congratulatory photo taken 10 Nov 1943 showing United States Navy officers who were decorated for their parts in the USS Card’s Hunter-Killer Atlantic cruises between 27 Jul and 2 Nov 1943. See Comment below for details. | On the flight deck of USS Card, Admiral Royal E. Ingersoll, Commander-in-Chief Atlantic Fleet, awarding the Navy Cross to Lieutenant Charles Hutchins, Captain of USS Borie, for actions against German U-405. |
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Broadside view of USS Intrepid off Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia, United States, 25 Nov 1943. Note the blank starboard side of the ship; later photos will show the addition of anti-aircraft gun sponsons. | USS Hornet (Essex-class) laying off Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia, United States, 19 Dec 1943 shortly after commissioning showing off her MS33/3a paint scheme. Photo 1 of 4. |
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USS Hornet (Essex-class) laying off Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia, United States, 19 Dec 1943 shortly after commissioning showing off her MS33/3a paint scheme. Photo 2 of 4. | USS Hornet (Essex-class) laying off Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia, United States, 19 Dec 1943 shortly after commissioning showing off her MS33/3a paint scheme. Photo 3 of 4. |
120 items in this album on 6 pages.