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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

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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OS2U Kingfisher   Main article  Photos  
Chester   Main article  Photos  
Photos on Same Day 12 Jun 1944
Photos at Same Place San Francisco, California, United States
Added By David Stubblebine
Added Date 22 Feb 2014

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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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1. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
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.

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