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The launching of Montpelier, Camden, New Jersey, 12 Feb 1942 | Light cruiser Montpelier off Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, early Dec 1942 |
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Light cruiser Montpelier underway near Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, probably in the Delaware River or Delaware Bay, 12 Dec 1942 | Line crossing ceremony aboard light cruiser USS Montpelier, circa 30 Dec 1942; note SOC-1 aircraft in background |
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40-mm Bofors anti-aircraft guns aboard light cruiser Montpelier, circa 1943 | Aerial view of light cruiser USS Montpelier, circa 1943 |
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Montpelier underway, circa 1943 | SOC Seagull aircraft being catapulted from USS Montpelier, circa 1943 |
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USS Denver SG radarscope image showing Battle of Kula Gulf situation at 0117 on 6 Jul 1943 | Montpelier firing her guns during the Battle of Empress Augusta Bay, night of 1-2 Nov 1943 |
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US Navy Rear Admiral Aaron S. Merrill receiving the Navy Cross award from Vice Admiral Aubrey W. Fitch on the after deck of USS Montpelier, Tulagi Harbor, Solomon Islands, 11 Dec 1943 | Unit Commendation letter for US Navy Cruiser Division 12 for performance in Battle of Empress Augusta Bay, 2 Nov 1943 |
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Light cruiser Montpelier underway from the Marshall Islands en route for Saipan, Mariana Islands, 11 Jun 1944 | USS Montpelier at Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States following overhaul, 18 Oct 1944, photo 1 of 2; note camouflage Measure 32, Design 11a |
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USS Montpelier at Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States following overhaul, 18 Oct 1944, photo 2 of 2; note camouflage Measure 32, Design 11a | USS Montpelier at Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States following overhaul, 21 Oct 1944; USS Indianapolis in background |
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Column of American cruisers Phoenix (where the photo was taken), Boise, Denver, Cleveland, and Montpelier, off Corregidor, Luzon, Philippine Islands, 13 Feb 1945 | Rear Admiral Aaron Merrill working with Captain W. D. Brown aboard USS Montpelier, Solomon Islands area, 23 Dec 1943 |
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Aerial view of the Reserve Fleet Basin at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 19 May 1955 | Technical drawing of the Cleveland-class light cruiser, as appeared in a 1958 issue of All-Hands magazine. |