| Caption | 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. ww2dbase | |||||||
| Photographer | Unknown | |||||||
| Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Navy | |||||||
| Link to Source | Link | |||||||
| Identification Code | 80-G-K-6061 | |||||||
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| Photo Size | 5,816 x 3,832 pixels | |||||||
| Photos on Same Day | 15 Apr 1943 | |||||||
| Photos at Same Place | Hampton Roads, Virginia, United States | |||||||
| Added By | C. Peter Chen | |||||||
| 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". Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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| WW2-Era Place Name | Hampton Roads, Virginia, United States |
| Lat/Long | 36.9948, -76.3106 |
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25 Apr 2025 03:44:14 PM
The Navy caption for this photo says it was taken on 18 May 1943 but this is incorrect. On 18 May 1943 Iowa was anchored in Chesapeake Bay and Lexington was in Trinidad. May 18th is more likely the date the photo arrived in the Navy files (this is not uncommon for US Navy photo dates). The presence of the Chamberlin-Vanderbilt Hotel in the photo’s background (Old Point Comfort, north side of the channel) means this photo shows both ships entering Hampton Roads at Norfolk, Virginia. The only time both ships were together entering Hampton Roads during this period was mid-day on 15 Apr 1943.