Montpelier Photographs | World War II Database


The launching of Montpelier, Camden, New Jersey, 12 Feb 1942	Light cruiser Montpelier off Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, early Dec 1942

Light cruiser Montpelier underway near Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, probably in the Delaware River or Delaware Bay, 12 Dec 1942	Line crossing ceremony aboard light cruiser USS Montpelier, circa 30 Dec 1942; note SOC-1 aircraft in background

40-mm Bofors anti-aircraft guns aboard light cruiser Montpelier, circa 1943	Aerial view of light cruiser USS Montpelier, circa 1943

Montpelier underway, circa 1943	SOC Seagull aircraft being catapulted from USS Montpelier, circa 1943

USS Denver SG radarscope image showing Battle of Kula Gulf situation at 0117 on 6 Jul 1943	Montpelier firing her guns during the Battle of Empress Augusta Bay, night of 1-2 Nov 1943

US Navy Rear Admiral Aaron S. Merrill receiving the Navy Cross award from Vice Admiral Aubrey W. Fitch on the after deck of USS Montpelier, Tulagi Harbor, Solomon Islands, 11 Dec 1943	Unit Commendation letter for US Navy Cruiser Division 12 for performance in Battle of Empress Augusta Bay, 2 Nov 1943

Light cruiser Montpelier underway from the Marshall Islands en route for Saipan, Mariana Islands, 11 Jun 1944	USS Montpelier at Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States following overhaul, 18 Oct 1944, photo 1 of 2; note camouflage Measure 32, Design 11a

USS Montpelier at Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States following overhaul, 18 Oct 1944, photo 2 of 2; note camouflage Measure 32, Design 11a	USS Montpelier at Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States following overhaul, 21 Oct 1944; USS Indianapolis in background

Column of American cruisers Phoenix (where the photo was taken), Boise, Denver, Cleveland, and Montpelier, off Corregidor, Luzon, Philippine Islands, 13 Feb 1945	Rear Admiral Aaron Merrill working with Captain W. D. Brown aboard USS Montpelier, Solomon Islands area, 23 Dec 1943

Aerial view of the Reserve Fleet Basin at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 19 May 1955	Technical drawing of the Cleveland-class light cruiser, as appeared in a 1958 issue of All-Hands magazine.