| Caption | All three of the United States’ aircraft carriers entering San Francisco Bay in column, USS Lexington (Lexington-class) is followed by USS Ranger which is followed by USS Saratoga, 12 Nov 1936. ww2dbase | |||||||||||
| Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Navy | |||||||||||
| Identification Code | NH 51386 | |||||||||||
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| Photos on Same Day | 12 Nov 1936 | |||||||||||
| Photos at Same Place | San Francisco, California, United States | |||||||||||
| Added By | David Stubblebine | |||||||||||
| Added Date | 1 Jan 2021 | |||||||||||
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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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