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Crewmen are seen loading 16in projectiles through a main deck scuttle. The projectiles are hoisted down several decks by a portable beam hoist built onto the top of the main turrets. Note another shell being handled in the background. |
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At Philadelphia Navy Yard looking forward at the forward stack and main tower area. Note the quad 40mm Bofors mount in the foreground and the Mk.37 5in/38cal directors on each side of the stack. |
1943 |
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As completed, seen here in Deleware River. Note that like Iowa she does not yet have the bow mounted 20mm gun tub and also has an open bridge. |
July 1943 |
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An OS2U Kingfisher is launched from the starboard catapult while in Deleware Bay. |
July 1943 |
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Underway near the Philadelphia Navy Yard. |
8 July 1943 |
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A view looking down the superstructure. Visible are two 5in/38cal moounts, a quad 40mm Bofors mount, and two 20mm Oerlikons on the main deck. Note the 'bloomers' on the barrels of the 5in guns. |
21 July 1943 |
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A view of the stern as seen from over Turret 3. In the foreground is the turret mounted 40mm Bofors gun director. Two of the ship's three OS2U Kingfishers are stored on dollies on the deck while the third is on the port catapult. Note the aft pair of 40mm pointed near vertical along the ship's crane (used for the aircraft and boats.) |
3 September 1943 |
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Anchored off Norfolk Navy Yard. In the background is the French battleship Richelieu. |
September 1943 |
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As above. |
September 1943 |
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Underway off the Virginia coast. |
13 October 1943 |
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A nice view of the bridge area (and Turret 2) after the post-shakedown refit at Philadelphia. The open bridge has now been enlosed with a rounded structure (the only in the class.) |
16 October 1943 |
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Seen from a minesweeper during training operations in the Atlantic. |
26 October 1943 |
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Main battery firing in Casco Bay, Maine. Note the large anchor chains in the foreground. |
November 1943 |
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A closeup view of Turret 1 and the barrels. Note the rifling is visible in the barrel lining. The radar on the tower has been censored out. |
1943/1944 |
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Underway. |
January 1944 |
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As above. Seen here turning to starboard with sistership USS New Jersey (wearing overall navy blue measure 21 camouflage) in the background.
(Erling Hustvedt) |
24 January 1944 |
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As above. Two quad 40mm Bofors mounts are visible with USS New Jersey in the background. The two ships are now turning to port. Note the crew in battle gear. |
24 January 1944 |
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The forward and aft main battery bombarding Tinian. |
June 1944 |
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Departing Pearl Harbor. |
31 August 1944 |
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As above, notice the numerous 20mm and 40mm mounts covering the decks and superstructure. |
31 August 1944 |
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Anchored in Ulithi Atoll with many other warships of the Third Fleet: a few escort/light carriers, many Essex class carriers, a few cruisers, and also a South Dakota class battleship can be partially seen at the right. |
October 1944 |
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Underway in rough waters with her bow going into a wave as seen from the Essex class carrier USS Intrepid (CV 11). In the background is another Essex class carrier, USS Hancock (CV 19). |
8 November 1944 |
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A 40mm Bofors crew pause and watch a kamikaze slam into USS Intrepid (CV 11) in the background near Luzon. |
25 November 1944 |
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As above, as seen from over the forward turrets. In the foreground, the top turret mounted 40mm Bofors mount and its director can be seen. (Eugene Hayward) |
December 1944 |
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Crewmen are cleaning and greasing 40mm shells inside one of the gun tubs. Note the tub is lined with racks holding 40mm clips of four rounds. |
December 1944 |
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An excellent color image while underway in the Pacific. Note the well weathered measure 21 camouflage which has turned into an almost dark grey (hence her nickname, "The Black Dragon.") |
1944/45 |
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Anchored Ulithi Atoll. Note the now well weather measure 21 camouflage. (Arthur Baker III) |
8 February 1945 |
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Refueling a destroyer. Note the 'bloomers' on the 5in/38cal barrels. |
16 March 1945 |
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Underway on post-refit trials. She finally has a sqaure enclosed bridge like the rest of the Iowa class in 1945 and now also wears measure 22 camouflage. |
30 June 1945 |
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As above. |
30 June 1945 |
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A Japanese shell lands off the port bow during the bombardment of Wake Island. |
8 August 1945 |
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Post-war view while anchored in Tokyo Bay. The Japanese battleship Nagato can be seen in the right background in this image. |
30 December 1945 |
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