Photo #: NH 98750
USS Argonne (AG-31)
In San Francisco Bay, California, between late 1945 and mid-1946.
The ship may be concluding a voyage bringing servicemen home
from the Western Pacific as part of Operation "Magic Carpet."
The gun tub on the forecastle was added in 1942 for 20mm anti-aircraft
guns.
Donation of Boatswain's Mate First Class Robert G. Tippins, USN
(Retired), 2003.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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