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USS West Virginia entering San Francisco Bay during the 1930sKaiser Richmond Shipyards workers aboard a ferry between San Francisco and Richmond, California, United States, Feb 1943
USS West Virginia entering San Francisco Bay during the 1930sKaiser Richmond Shipyards workers aboard a ferry between San Francisco and Richmond, California, United States, Feb 1943
Kaiser Richmond Shipyards workers aboard a ferry between San Francisco and Richmond, California, United States, Feb 1943Kaiser Richmond Shipyards workers aboard a ferry between San Francisco and Richmond, California, United States, Feb 1943
Kaiser Richmond Shipyards workers aboard a ferry between San Francisco and Richmond, California, United States, Feb 1943Kaiser Richmond Shipyards workers aboard a ferry between San Francisco and Richmond, California, United States, Feb 1943
USS Independence in San Francisco Bay, California, United States, 15 Jul 1943, photo 1 of 2USS Independence in San Francisco Bay, California, United States, 15 Jul 1943, photo 2 of 2
USS Independence in San Francisco Bay, California, United States, 15 Jul 1943, photo 1 of 2USS Independence in San Francisco Bay, California, United States, 15 Jul 1943, photo 2 of 2
USS Hoel in San Francisco Bay, California, United States, 3 Aug 1943. Note the depth charge racks on the stern as well as depth charge launchers along the rail abreast the No. 3 and No. 4 gun turrets.USS Hoel underway in San Francisco Bay, California, United States, 7 Aug 1943 with the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge in the background.
USS Hoel in San Francisco Bay, California, United States, 3 Aug 1943. Note the depth charge racks on the stern as well as depth charge launchers along the rail abreast the No. 3 and No. 4 gun turrets.USS Hoel underway in San Francisco Bay, California, United States, 7 Aug 1943 with the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge in the background.
USS Yorktown (Essex-class) steaming across San Francisco Bay with a deck load of Jeeps, Dodge WC51 weapons carriers, and other vehicles, 15 Sep 1943.Escort carrier USS Long Island in San Francisco Bay, California, United States, on 10 Jun 1944 with a deck load of F6F Wildcat, SBD Dauntless, and J2F Duck aircraft bound for Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
USS Yorktown (Essex-class) steaming across San Francisco Bay with a deck load of Jeeps, Dodge WC51 weapons carriers, and other vehicles, 15 Sep 1943.Escort carrier USS Long Island in San Francisco Bay, California, United States, on 10 Jun 1944 with a deck load of F6F Wildcat, SBD Dauntless, and J2F Duck aircraft bound for Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
Destroyer USS Saufley after her overhaul in San Francisco, California, 15 Oct 1944. Note her new Measure 31/9D black and gray paint scheme. Photo 1 of 3.Destroyer USS Saufley after her overhaul in San Francisco, California, 15 Oct 1944. Note her new Measure 31/9D black and gray paint scheme. Photo 2 of 3.
Destroyer USS Saufley after her overhaul in San Francisco, California, 15 Oct 1944. Note her new Measure 31/9D black and gray paint scheme. Photo 1 of 3.Destroyer USS Saufley after her overhaul in San Francisco, California, 15 Oct 1944. Note her new Measure 31/9D black and gray paint scheme. Photo 2 of 3.
Destroyer USS Saufley after her overhaul in San Francisco, California, 15 Oct 1944. Note her new Measure 31/9D black and gray paint scheme. Photo 3 of 3.US battleship Iowa in her brand new Measure 22 paint off Hunter’s Point Naval Shipyard, San Francisco Bay, California, United States, 18 Mar 1945. Note that the rounded areas of the bridge have been squared off.
Destroyer USS Saufley after her overhaul in San Francisco, California, 15 Oct 1944. Note her new Measure 31/9D black and gray paint scheme. Photo 3 of 3.US battleship Iowa in her brand new Measure 22 paint off Hunter’s Point Naval Shipyard, San Francisco Bay, California, United States, 18 Mar 1945. Note that the rounded areas of the bridge have been squared off.
USS Archerfish underway, probably in the San Francisco Bay area, California, United States, 30 May 1945, photo 1 of 2USS Archerfish underway, probably in the San Francisco Bay area, California, United States, 30 May 1945, photo 2 of 2
USS Archerfish underway, probably in the San Francisco Bay area, California, United States, 30 May 1945, photo 1 of 2USS Archerfish underway, probably in the San Francisco Bay area, California, United States, 30 May 1945, photo 2 of 2
USS Ancon at anchor, San Francisco Bay, California, United States, circa Dec 1945USAHS Dogwood in San Francisco Bay, California, United States, late 1945 or early 1946
USS Ancon at anchor, San Francisco Bay, California, United States, circa Dec 1945USAHS Dogwood in San Francisco Bay, California, United States, late 1945 or early 1946
Battleship USS Iowa on display in San Francisco Bay, California, United States, 24 May 1947. Note San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge and Yerba Buena Island in the background.USS Independence, damaged in atomic bomb tests, in San Francisco Bay being prepared for sinking after efforts to wash off the radioactivity were unsuccessful, Jan 1951
Battleship USS Iowa on display in San Francisco Bay, California, United States, 24 May 1947. Note San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge and Yerba Buena Island in the background.USS Independence, damaged in atomic bomb tests, in San Francisco Bay being prepared for sinking after efforts to wash off the radioactivity were unsuccessful, Jan 1951


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