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Bagley-class destroyers Blue and Helm on 27 May 1937, the date of their launching, in Drydock #2 at Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia, United States. [Colorized by WW2DB]

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Caption     Bagley-class destroyers Blue and Helm on 27 May 1937, the date of their launching, in Drydock #2 at Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia, United States. [Colorized by WW2DB] ww2dbase
Colorization Note   This photograph was originally a black and white photograph; the colorized version presented here was a derivative work by WW2DB. The colors used in this version were speculative, and could be significantly different from the real colors.

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Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy
Identification Code   NH61903 / 19-N-18066
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Norfolk Navy Yard   Main article  Photos  Maps  
Helm   Main article  Photos  
Photo Size 1,280 x 1,029 pixels
Photos at Same Place Portsmouth, Virginia, United States
Added By David Stubblebine
Colorized Date 24 Feb 2023
Licensing  Public Domain. According to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government".

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1. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
5 Sep 2020 06:53:57 PM

Note that Helm’s main 5”/38 gun turrets have not yet been mounted.
Blue and Helm would be side-by-side again in Pearl Harbor on the morning of 7 Dec 1941, except that Helm would cast off before the attack began.

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WW2-Era Place Name Portsmouth, Virginia, United States
Lat/Long 36.8200, -76.2933
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