Cruiser Pensacola at end of her final overhaul, with circles marking alterations to the ship, Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States, 3 Jul 1945; note cruiser Indianapolis and lighter YF-390

Caption     Cruiser Pensacola at end of her final overhaul, with circles marking alterations to the ship, Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States, 3 Jul 1945; note cruiser Indianapolis and lighter YF-390 ww2dbase
Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives
Identification Code   19-N-87792
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Photo Size 605 x 765 pixels
Photos on Same Day 3 Jul 1945
Photos at Same Place Vallejo, California, United States
Added By C. Peter Chen
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:
18 Dec 2008 02:48:48 PM

With respect to the Indianapolis seen in the background, this photo was taken 12 days before she departed on her speed-run to Tinian with components for The Bomb. 27 days after this photo was taken, Indianapolis was on the bottom of the Philippine Sea and her crewmembers were fighting for their lives in the shark infested waters.
2. steve voorhees says:
13 Jul 2019 07:32:25 PM

In both the twin and triple mounts, all the guns in the mount had to be elevated to the same angle. Could not be aimed individually.

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