Photo #: NH 97452
USS Monterey (CVL-26)
Underway in the Gulf of Mexico, 29 January 1953, with her crew
spelling out "Mardi Gras 1953" on her flight deck.
Note that all her guns have been removed. She was then serving
as training carrier, operating out of Pensacola, Florida, a duty
she performed from January 1951 until June 1955.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the
Naval Historical Center.
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