| Caption | Heavy cruiser USS Chester in San Francisco Bay, California off Hunters Point Naval Shipyard after receiving new paint scheme Measure 32 Design 9D, 12 Jun 1944. Note OS2U Kingfisher aircraft on midship catapults ww2dbase | |||||||
| Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Navy | |||||||
| Identification Code | BuAer 190223 | |||||||
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| Photos on Same Day | 12 Jun 1944 | |||||||
| Photos at Same Place | San Francisco, California, United States | |||||||
| Added By | David Stubblebine | |||||||
| Added Date | 1 Jan 2006 | |||||||
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| 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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24 Jan 2016 09:52:05 AM
The ship in this photo is displaying an interesting quirk: The ensign (flag) is absent from the flagstaff (stern) but is flying from the gaff (aftermast) as if underway but the jack is flying from the jackstaff (bow) as if anchored or moored and the ship is clearly at anchor. This ship was either caught in act of shifting colors (unlikely given the strain on the anchor chain) or life aboard is pretty relaxed at this point or perhaps both.