Photos of World War II Ships | World War II Database

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Stern view of USS Gunnel off Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States, Oct 1943	TBF Avenger torpedo bomber prepared to take off of USS Yorktown, late 1943

Tirpitz in the Alta Fjord	USS Alabama firing in exercise somewhere in the South Pacific, Oct 1943; note secondary 5-inch/38-caliber guns of USS South Dakota in foreground

USS Gunnel underway off Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States, Oct 1943	USS New Mexico, probably at Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii, late 1943

USS Yorktown (Essex-class) as seen from the fantail of Light Cruiser USS Mobile, during the October 1943 raid on Marcus Island. Note OS2U Kingfisher scout planes on Mobile’s two catapults.	War correspondent Quentin Reynolds and Vice Admiral H. Kent Hewitt aboard USS Ancon, mid- or late-1943

The new bow section of the cruiser USS St. Louis, 1 Oct 1943, Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States. The white lines mark the areas of new construction. Photo 1 of 2.	The new bow section of the cruiser USS St. Louis, 1 Oct 1943, Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States. The white lines mark the areas of new construction. Photo 2 of 2.

Heavy cruiser USS Chester emerging from Mare Island Naval Shipyard in California 2 Oct 1943 after repairs due to torpedo damage.	SOC Seagull aircraft being lowered onto catapult of cruiser Minneapolis, after spotting for the Wake Island raid of 5 Oct 1943

USS Minneapolis (foreground), USS San Francisco (center, with 8-inch gun smoke), and USS New Orleans (background) bombard Wake, 5 Oct 1943	Bow view of USS New Mexico, Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington, United States, 6 Oct 1943

New Mexico off the Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington, United States following overhaul, 6 Oct 1943	US Navy photographer Lieutenant Charles Kerlee dismounting a TBF Avenger aboard USS Yorktown (Essex-class) after photographing a raid on Wake Island, 6 Oct 1943. Note his two K-20 cameras.

USS Langley underway off Cape Henry, Virginia, United States, 6 Oct 1943; note SNJ aircraft on flight deck	USS Langley underway off Cape Henry, Virginia, United States, 6 Oct 1943; note SNJ aircraft on flight deck and K-class airship from Lighter Than Air Squadron ZP-14 overhead.

FM-1 aircraft having crashed into several TBF aircraft while landing on the flight deck of USS Coral Sea, 11 Oct 1943, photo 1 of 3	FM-1 aircraft having crashed into several TBF aircraft while landing on the flight deck of USS Coral Sea, 11 Oct 1943, photo 2 of 3