DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY -- NAVAL HISTORICAL CENTER
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Photo #: NH 56393
USS Birmingham (Scout Cruiser # 2)
In Brest harbor, France, on 15 October 1918.
During 1917-1918 she was flagship of U.S. Forces at Gibraltar
and escorted convoys in the eastern Atlantic.
Note her "dazzle" camouflage.
Courtesy of John G. Krieger, 1966-1967.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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