San Francisco Naval Shipyard aerial 24 May 1945

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San Francisco Naval Shipyard aerial 24 May 1945

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An aerial photograph of the San Francisco Naval Shipyard at Hunters' Point, San Francisco, California (USA), taken by a plane from the U.S. Navy photographic squadron VJ-1 from an altitude of 2.300 m on 24 May 1945. The aircraft carrier USS Intrepid (CV-11) is visible in the center, with the Crane Ship No. 1 (ex-USS Kearsarge (BB-5)) on her port side. The light aircraft carrier USS Cabot (CVL-28) is visible in the drydock in the lower half of the picture. The battleship USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) is visible at the pier in the upper part of the picture. USS Drum (SS-228), one of two submarines, is visible bottom right.

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24/05/1945
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