This page features views taken on board USS Rochester after the end of the Korean War and views of her insignia.
For other images of this ship and of her Korean War activities,
see:
If you want higher resolution reproductions than the digital images presented here, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions."
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Photo #: NH 74132 USS Rochester (CA-124) Distinguished visitors walk past the ship's forward 8"/55 triple gun turrets, at Saigon, Vietnam, 17 February 1954. Those present include (from left to right): Colonel E.A. Wright, USMC, U.S. Naval Attache in Saigon; His Excellency Ho Quang Hoai, Governor of South Vietnam; and Captain John Quinn, USN, Rochester's Commanding Officer. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 85KB; 650 x 675 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 74139 USS Rochester (CA-124) Captain John Quinn, ship's Commanding Officer, welcomes His Excellency Ho Quang Hoai, Governor of South Vietnam, during a port visit to Saigon, 17 February 1954. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 83KB; 655 x 675 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 71523-KN (Color) USS Rochester (CA-124) Jacket patch of the ship's insignia, as used in the later 1950s and early 1960s. Courtesy of Captain G.F. Swainson, USN, 1970. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 153KB; 740 x 620 pixels |
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Photo #: USN 1055039 USS Rochester (CA-124) Ship's insignia, reproduced on a jacket patch. Photographed 31 October 1959. Official U.S. Navy Photograph. Online Image: 169KB; 740 x 625 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system as Photo # 428-N-1055039. |
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For other images of this ship and of her Korean War activities,
see:
USS Rochester (CA-124) Ship
Portrait Views and Historical Overview; and
If you want higher resolution reproductions than the digital images presented here, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions."
1 August 1999