449 items in this album on 23 pages.
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| Battleship Iowa being inclined at the drydock of Military Ocean Terminal at Bayonne, New Jersey, United States, 28 Mar 1943 | USS Iowa off Bayonne, New Jersey, United States, 29 Mar 1943 |
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| USS Iowa off Bayonne, New Jersey, United States, 4 Apr 1943 | Bird's-eye view of USS Iowa, off Bayonne, New Jersey, United States, 7 Apr 1943 |
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| Starboard view of USS Iowa, off Bayonne, New Jersey, United States, 7 Apr 1943 | 20mm Oerlikon cannon crew engaged in anti-aircraft exercise aboard USS Iowa, May 1943 |
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| Oerlikon and 5-inch mounts aboard USS Iowa during her shakedown cruise off east coast of the United States, May 1943 | Rear smokestack of USS Iowa at work during shakedown cruise on the east coast of the United States, May 1943; note quad Bofors mount in foreground |
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| Close up view of the main guns in USS Iowa’s number 3 turret flanked by 20mm Oerlikons while at anchor in Chesapeake Bay, United States, 13 May 1943 | An officer disembarking USS New Jersey after the commissioning ceremony, Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 23 May 1943 |
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| Commissioning ceremony of USS New Jersey, Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 23 May 1943, photo 01 of 25 | Commissioning ceremony of USS New Jersey, Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 23 May 1943, photo 02 of 25 |
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| Commissioning ceremony of USS New Jersey, Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 23 May 1943, photo 03 of 25 | Commissioning ceremony of USS New Jersey, Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 23 May 1943, photo 04 of 25 |
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| Commissioning ceremony of USS New Jersey, Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 23 May 1943, photo 05 of 25 | Commissioning ceremony of USS New Jersey, Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 23 May 1943, photo 06 of 25; note Captain Carl Holden on left |
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| Commissioning ceremony of USS New Jersey, Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 23 May 1943, photo 07 of 25; note Captain Carl Holden on left | Commissioning ceremony of USS New Jersey, Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 23 May 1943, photo 08 of 25 |
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| Commissioning ceremony of USS New Jersey, Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 23 May 1943, photo 09 of 25; note Captain Carl Holden on left | Commissioning ceremony of USS New Jersey, Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 23 May 1943, photo 10 of 25; note roommate of Robert Elliott on left |
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