Skip to main content

Naval History and Heritage Command

80-G-21927 USS Memphis (CL-13)

Photo #: 80-G-21927 USS Memphis (CL-13)
Download Image:
Low (PNG, 319x319px, 74KB)
Med (JPEG, 1280x1280px, 269KB)
High (TIFF, 6280x4870px, 29MB)
Title: USS Memphis (CL-13)
Description: A Curtiss SOC Seagull scout-observation aircraft hooks onto the recovery mat, in preparation for being hoisted on board, circa early 1942. Note flags marking the mat's front edges, and men watching from the whaleboat in the lower right. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
Catalog #: 80-G-21927
Related Content
Topic
  • Boats-Ships--Cruisers
Document Type
  • Photograph
Wars & Conflicts
Navy Communities
File Formats
  • Image (gif, jpg, tiff)
Location of Archival Materials
Author Name
Place of Event
Recipient Name