
Caption | USS Ranger (foreground), USS Lexington (center), and USS Saratoga (background) at anchor off Honolulu, US Territory of Hawaii, 8 Apr 1938 during the exercise Fleet problem XIX. Photo 2 of 2 ww2dbase | |||||||||||
Photographer | Unknown | |||||||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation | |||||||||||
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Photo Size | 1,779 x 1,437 pixels | |||||||||||
Photos in Series | See all 2 photos in this series | |||||||||||
Photos on Same Day | 8 Apr 1938 | |||||||||||
Photos at Same Place | Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii | |||||||||||
Added By | David Stubblebine | |||||||||||
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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6 Aug 2015 11:38:39 PM
Note that the handwritten caption on the image itself appears to identify the middle carrier as the Saratoga but this is incorrect. Saratoga is the top carrier.