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Cruiser USS Portland at anchor, unknown location, 1930s.	Cruiser USS Portland moored to a mooring buoy, unknown location, 1930s.

Cruiser USS Portland underway on maneuvers, 31 May 1934.	Cruiser USS Portland steaming under the St. John’s Bridge over the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon, United States, 1937.

SOC Seagull aircraft taxied onto the recovery mat of heavy cruiser Houston, 1938; heavy cruiser Portland in distance	Yorktown under attack by dive bombers, seen from cruiser Portland, 4 Jun 1942

Cruiser USS Portland entering Pearl Harbor, Territory of Hawaii, 13 Jun 1942. Note the SOC Seagull scout plane on Portland's catapult.	Drayton's damaged bow after colliding with destroyer Flusser, Pearl Harbor, 5 Oct 1942; note cruiser Portland and carrier Saratoga partially visible in background

Torpedo damage to the stern of USS Portland as she was undergoing temporary repairs at Tulagi, Solomon Islands. The blast took off Portland’s two inboard propellers, jammed the rudder, and froze the No. 3 turret	Cruiser USS Portland as seen off Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California after overhaul, 17 May 1943.

Cruiser USS Portland as seen off Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California after overhaul, 30 Jul 1944. She is painted in Measure 32, Design 7D. Photo 1 of 2	Cruiser USS Portland as seen off Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California after overhaul, 30 Jul 1944. She is painted in Measure 32, Design 7D. Photo 2 of 2

US warships Pennsylvania, Colorado, Louisville, Portland, and Columbia in Lingayen Gulf, Philippine Islands, Jan 1945	Japanese delegation aboard USS Portland to surrender Truk, Caroline Islands, 2 Sep 1945, 1 of 3

Japanese delegation aboard USS Portland to surrender Truk, Caroline Islands, 2 Sep 1945, 2 of 3	Japanese delegation aboard USS Portland to surrender Truk, Caroline Islands, 2 Sep 1945, 3 of 3

Lieutenant General Shunzaburo Mugikura aboard Portland to surrender Truk, Caroline Islands, which is visible in background, 2 Sep 1945	Murray accepting Hara's surrender at Truk aboard cruiser Portland, 2 Sep 1945

USS Portland in the Panama area while en route from the Pacific combat area to the US east coast, 12 Oct 1945. Note men crowded on her decks, and the long "homeward bound" pennant flying from her mainmast.