![Guns and other topside weight being removed from the damaged cruiser USS St. Louis before removing the damaged bow section altogether, Sep 1943, Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States.](/images/64a8e852ac102.jpg)
Caption | Guns and other topside weight being removed from the damaged cruiser USS St. Louis before removing the damaged bow section altogether, Sep 1943, Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States. ww2dbase | |||||||||
Photographer | Unknown | |||||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Navy | |||||||||
Identification Code | 80-G-K-15536 | |||||||||
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Photos at Same Place | Vallejo, California, United States | |||||||||
Added By | David Stubblebine | |||||||||
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7 Jul 2023 09:39:30 PM
There is a lot going on in this photo. All 6-inch guns have been removed from No.1 and No. 2 gun turrets and the upper section of her midships searchlight platform is hanging from a crane. With the guns removed, the edges of the gun ports offer a good idea of the thickness of the turret armor; and this is a light cruiser (meaning lightly armored). Note the jack flag flying from the top of turret No. 2 in the upper right. The jack normally flies from the jackstaff at the bow of a ship in commission any time the ship is not underway. In this case, the jackstaff has been repositioned atop turret No. 2 presumably because this will be the farthest forward part of the ship once the bow section is removed.