WAVES personnel at the bow of Missouri, Norfolk Navy Yard, Virginia, United States, during her shakedown period, 19 Aug 1944 [Colorized by WW2DB]

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Caption     WAVES personnel at the bow of Missouri, Norfolk Navy Yard, Virginia, United States, during her shakedown period, 19 Aug 1944 [Colorized by WW2DB] ww2dbase
Colorization Note   This photograph was originally a black and white photograph; the colorized version presented here was a derivative work by WW2DB. The colors used in this version were speculative, and could be significantly different from the real colors.

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Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives
Identification Code   80-G-K-4563
More on...   
WAVES: Women in the WW2 US Navy   Main article  Photos  
Missouri   Main article  Photos  
Photo Size 585 x 743 pixels
Photos on Same Day 19 Aug 1944
Photos at Same Place Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Added By C. Peter Chen
Colorized Date 24 Feb 2023
Licensing  Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010:
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1. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
15 Sep 2009 05:42:36 PM

Any flag, ensign, streamer, or rag flying off a Navy ship means something. Where it is flown means something too. This photo shows the US Navy Jack, flown at the head of the ship (that’s the front, not the toilet) when the ship is not underway and the Captain is aboard, for captains the rank of Captain or lower. If the captain is of flag rank (Admiral level) or more commonly when an Admiral is aboard, the Admiral’s flag (solid blue with large white stars the same number as worn by the Admiral) is flown at the head when not underway. (The Admiral’s flag is flown at the highest point of the vessel when underway – hence the term “flagship”). The USN Jack is the canton (star field) from the National ensign, so the Jack in this photo has 48 stars while later Jacks had 50 (in May 2002, the USN reverted to the Rattlesnake Jack for the duration of the War on Terrorism).

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