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USS Columbia underway, 1943-44.USS Columbia and other warships off Bougainville, Solomon Islands, 1-2 Nov 1943; note crashed Japanese aircraft ahead of USS Columbia
USS Columbia underway, 1943-44.USS Columbia and other warships off Bougainville, Solomon Islands, 1-2 Nov 1943; note crashed Japanese aircraft ahead of USS Columbia
USS Columbia bombarding Japanese positions on Bougainville, Solomon islands, 1 Nov 1943USS Columbia underway, late 1944; note Measure 31-32-33 Design 3d camouflage
USS Columbia bombarding Japanese positions on Bougainville, Solomon islands, 1 Nov 1943USS Columbia underway, late 1944; note Measure 31-32-33 Design 3d camouflage
USS Columbia, 1944USS ABSD-1 with USS Columbia in the dock, Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides, Jan 1944
USS Columbia, 1944USS ABSD-1 with USS Columbia in the dock, Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides, Jan 1944
USS ABSD-1 with USS Columbia in the dock, Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides, Jan 1944US warships Pennsylvania, Colorado, Louisville, Portland, and Columbia in Lingayen Gulf, Philippine Islands, Jan 1945
USS ABSD-1 with USS Columbia in the dock, Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides, Jan 1944US warships Pennsylvania, Colorado, Louisville, Portland, and Columbia in Lingayen Gulf, Philippine Islands, Jan 1945
USS Columbia in Surigao Strait, Philippine Islands, 3 Jan 1945; note Measure 33 Design 1d camouflage; photograph taken from USS Makin IslandJapanese Zero special attack aircraft, already burning from anti-aircraft fire, diving on USS Columbia during the Lingayen Gulf operation in the Philippine Islands, 6 Jan 1945
USS Columbia in Surigao Strait, Philippine Islands, 3 Jan 1945; note Measure 33 Design 1d camouflage; photograph taken from USS Makin IslandJapanese Zero special attack aircraft, already burning from anti-aircraft fire, diving on USS Columbia during the Lingayen Gulf operation in the Philippine Islands, 6 Jan 1945
Ki-51 special attack aircraft of Japanese Army Sekicho Squadron diving at USS Columbia in Lingayen Gulf, Philippine Islands, at 1729 hours on 6 Jan 1945; photograph taken from USS CaliforniaKi-51 special attack aircraft of Japanese Army Sekicho Squadron striking USS Columbia in Lingayen Gulf, Philippine Islands, at 1729 hours on 6 Jan 1945; photograph taken from USS California
Ki-51 special attack aircraft of Japanese Army Sekicho Squadron diving at USS Columbia in Lingayen Gulf, Philippine Islands, at 1729 hours on 6 Jan 1945; photograph taken from USS CaliforniaKi-51 special attack aircraft of Japanese Army Sekicho Squadron striking USS Columbia in Lingayen Gulf, Philippine Islands, at 1729 hours on 6 Jan 1945; photograph taken from USS California
Plankowner officers of USS Columbia at the shipMemorial plaque aboard USS Columbia, 1946
Plankowner officers of USS Columbia at the ship's bridge, late 1945.Memorial plaque aboard USS Columbia, 1946
Aerial view of the Reserve Fleet Basin at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 19 May 1955Technical drawing of the Cleveland-class light cruiser, as appeared in a 1958 issue of All-Hands magazine.
Aerial view of the Reserve Fleet Basin at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 19 May 1955Technical drawing of the Cleveland-class light cruiser, as appeared in a 1958 issue of All-Hands magazine.
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