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16 Jul 1919

United States
  • USS New Mexico was made the flagship of the US Pacific Fleet while she was at Hampton Roads, Virginia, United States. ww2dbase [New Mexico | Hampton Roads, Virginia | CPC]
19 Jul 1919

United States
15 Oct 1931

15 Oct 1931 Photos
Suffern in Hampton Roads, Virginia, United States, 15 Oct 1931
21 Jun 1934

United States
  • The first aircraft landed aboard USS Ranger at Hampton Roads, Virginia, a Vought O3U-2 Corsair scout plane flown by Lt Cmdr. Arthur C. Davis with Chief Aviation Machinist Mate H. E. Wallace as observer. ww2dbase [Ranger | Hampton Roads, Virginia | DS]
14 Sep 1939

United States
20 Jun 1941

United States
27 Oct 1941

27 Oct 1941 Photos
Newly commissioned aircraft carrier USS Hornet (Yorktown-class) in Hampton Roads, Virginia, United States, 27 Oct 1941.
1 Feb 1943

1 Feb 1943 Photos
USS Essex at Hampton Roads, Virginia, United States, 1 Feb 1943. Photo 2 of 2.
15 Mar 1943

15 Mar 1943 Photos
USS Essex leaving Norfolk, Virginia, United States, for shakedown exercises, 15 Mar 1943.
15 Apr 1943

15 Apr 1943 Photos
View from the forward fire control tower of USS Iowa, looking aft, as the ship arrived at Norfolk, Virginia, United States on 15 Apr 1943; note USS Lexington (Essex-class) in the background, and the Chamberlin-Vanderbilt Hotel building further beyond.
17 Apr 1943

United States
  • In a routine change of command, Captain Arnold Jay "Buster" Isbell relieved Captain James Sykes as commanding officer of USS Card while the ship was at anchor in Hampton Roads, Virginia. ww2dbase [Card | Hampton Roads, Virginia | DS]
6 Nov 1943

United States
8 May 1944

8 May 1944 Photos
Starboard side view of Essex-class carrier Ticonderoga being delivered to the US Navy on the morning of her commissioning, Hampton Roads, Virginia, Untied States, May 8, 1944.
26 Jun 1944

26 Jun 1944 Photos
USS Ticonderoga off Hampton Roads, Virginia, United States, 26 Jun 1944. Two months later, the flight deck would be extended 11-feet to nearly cover the forward 40mm anti-aircraft mounts.
10 Jul 1944

10 Jul 1944 Photos
Double stacked Jeeps packed for transport on Liberty Ship SS Esek Hopkins, Pier 2, Hampton Roads, Virginia, United States, Jul 10, 1944
17 Jan 1945

United States
  • USS Shangri-La departed the Hampton Roads region of Virginia, United States alongside of USS Guam and USS Harry E. Hubbard. ww2dbase [Guam | Shangri-La | Hampton Roads, Virginia | CPC]
17 Jan 1945 Photos
USS Shangri-La at Hampton Roads, Virginia, United States, 17 Jan 1945; note Camouflage Measure 33, Design 10A
17 Jan 1950

United States
25 Apr 1955

25 Apr 1955 Photos
USS Conecuh at anchor, Hampton Roads, off Virginia, United States, 25 Apr 1955
13 Jun 1957

United States
  • USS Iowa participated in the international naval review at Hampton Roads, Virginia, United States. ww2dbase [Iowa | Hampton Roads, Virginia | CPC]
26 Jun 1957

26 Jun 1957 Photos
De Grasse at the International Fleet Review, Hampton Roads, Virginia, United States, 26 Jun 1957; seen in the Dec 1959 issue of the US Navy publication All Hands
22 Oct 1957

United States



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