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Photo #: NH 83577

Cruiser Division Seven's South American Cruise, 1939


A local military official tours USS San Francisco (CA-38), as the cruiser visits a South American port. Commander Cruiser Division 7, Rear Admiral Husband E. Kimmel, USN, is at right, behind the Chief Petty Officer who has his back to the camera.
Two Curtiss SOC floatplanes are inside the hangar. The more distant plane, with tail visible, is Bureau # 9957, a SOC-1.

Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation. Collection of Rear Admiral Paul H. Bastedo.

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17 April 2001