Photos of World War II Ships | World War II Database

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USS Saratoga (foreground) and USS Lexington (background) off Honolulu, Oahu, US Territory of Hawaii, with Diamond Head in the background, 2 Feb 1933	USS Saratoga (left) and USS Lexington (Lexington-class) at anchor off Honolulu, Hawaii, 2 Feb 1933. Note Royal Hawaiian Hotel on Waikiki beach and Diamond Head at right.

Launching of carrier Ranger, Newport News, Virginia, United States, 25 Feb 1933. Photo 1 of 2.	Launching of carrier Ranger, Newport News, Virginia, United States, 25 Feb 1933. Photo 2 of 2.

United States First Lady Mrs. Lou Hoover christening Ranger upon the ship’s launch at Newport News, Virginia, 25 Feb 1933. Behind Mrs. Hoover, in the dark hat, is Secretary of the Navy Charles Adams. Photo 1 of 2.	United States First Lady Mrs. Lou Hoover christening Ranger upon the ship’s launch at Newport News, Virginia, 25 Feb 1933. Behind Mrs. Hoover, in the dark hat, is Secretary of the Navy Charles Adams. Photo 2 of 2.

Indianapolis leaving the upper chamber of the Miraflores Locks, Panama Canal, 4 Mar 1933	Destroyer Mikazuki, 8 Mar 1933

Carrier Ryujo in Yokosuka Naval Arsenal, Japan, 20 Mar 1933; note 12.7cm anti-aircraft guns	Battleship Fuso in drydock, Kure, Japan, 28 Apr 1933

Launching ceremony of Gorch Fock at the Blohm und Voss shipyard in Hamburg, Germany, 3 May 1933	Fuso undergoing post-reconstruction trials, 10 May 1933, photo 1 of 3

Fuso undergoing post-reconstruction trials, 10 May 1933, photo 2 of 3	Fuso undergoing post-reconstruction trials, 10 May 1933, photo 3 of 3

Memphis catapulted an O2U Corsair floatplane during fleet maneuvers, 10 May 1933	Cruiser USS Augusta entering Pearl Harbor, Hawaii passing the Ford Island seaplane hangars and minesweeper Avocet, 1933.

Close-up view of the bow of carrier Ryujo, Yokosuka, Japan, 19 Jun 1933	Close-up view of the stern of carrier Ryujo, Yokosuka, Japan, 19 Jun 1933

Houston dressed with flags, off Tsingtao China, 4 July 1933; note the four-star flag of Admiral Montgomery M. Taylor flying at her forepeak	Augusta off Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii, 21 Jul 1933