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Photo #: 80-G-480262

Bayonne Naval Supply Depot, New Jersey


Photographed on 15 April 1953 with ships in reserve.
The two large ships at right on the near side of the peninsula are Alaska (CB-1) and Guam (CB-2).
The next two ships astern are North Carolina (BB-55) and Washington (BB-56). Further astern are (from outboard to inboard) Fargo (CL-106), Albemarle (AV-5) and Wakefield (AP-21). The carriers Enterprise (CV-6) and Franklin (CV-13) are at the far left.
Also present are the escort carriers Card (CVE-11), Croatan (CVE-25), Mission Bay (CVE-59), and Guadalcanal (CVE-60) along with the cruisers Providence (CL-82), Little Rock (CL-92), Spokane (CLAA-120) and Fresno (CLAA-121). One of the two CLAAs is tied up outboard of the Alaskas.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

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23 February 2000