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On 31 May 1934, USS Indianapolis carried President Franklin D. Roosevelt as he reviewed the U.S. Fleet off New York City. This page features views of and on board the ship during this review.
Additional pictures of Indianapolis will be found on
the following pages:
USS Indianapolis, selected views;
USS Indianapolis in 1932-1941;
USS Indianapolis in 1942;
USS Indianapolis in 1943;
USS Indianapolis in 1944;
USS Indianapolis in 1945;
USS Indianapolis Actions and Activities:
Presidential South American Tour, 1936;
USS Indianapolis Actions and Activities:
Miscellaneous World War II activities;
Loss of USS Indianapolis, 30 July
1945; and
USS Indianapolis Onboard Views, 1932-1945.
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Photo #: NH 91518 USS Indianapolis (CA-35) Steaming in New York Harbor with President Franklin D. Roosevelt on board, at the time of the Presidential fleet review off Ambrose Light, New York, 31 May 1934. Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 73KB; 740 x 610 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 53227 USS Indianapolis (CA-35) President Franklin D. Roosevelt, embarked on the Indianapolis, receives a 21-gun salute from the Coast Guard Cutter Mojave, during the Presidential fleet review off Ambrose Light, New York, 31 May 1934. The President's reviewing platform is located immediately before Indianapolis' second eight-inch gun turret. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 77KB; 740 x 605 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 688 USS Indianapolis (CA-35) (at left) With President Franklin D. Roosevelt on board, acts as the reviewing platform as a formation of eighteen TG-1/2 (or T4M-1) torpedo planes passes overhead, during the fleet review off New York City, 31 May 1934. The President is standing immediately in front of Indianapolis' second eight-inch gun turret. The ship at right, in the distance, is USS Louisville (CA-28). U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 61KB; 740 x 605 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 53228 USS Indianapolis (CA-35) (at left) With President Franklin D. Roosevelt on board, acts as the reviewing platform as the Battle Fleet passes across her bow, during the fleet review off New York City, 31 May 1934. The President's station was immediately in front of Indianapolis' second eight-inch gun turret. Nine battleships are seen in line-ahead formation. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 68KB; 740 x 590 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 968 President Franklin D. Roosevelt (center) Enjoys a joke with Ambassador to Mexico (and former Secretary of the Navy) Josephus Daniels, at right, and Secretary of the Navy Claude A. Swanson, during the fleet review off New York City, 31 May 1934. They are standing immediately in front of the second eight-inch gun turret of USS Indianapolis (CA-35). U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 80KB; 740 x 585 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 91519 USS Indianapolis (CA-35) View looking aft from the forward superstructure as USS Sturtevant (DD-240) comes alongside , during the Presidential fleet review off New York City, 31 May 1934. A Curtiss O2U scout floatplane is on Indianapolis' starboard catapult. Note the ship's aircraft crane, searchlights, and the Presidential Flag flying from the mainmast peak. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 89KB; 740 x 610 pixels |
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Additional pictures of Indianapolis will be found
on the following pages:
USS Indianapolis, selected views;
USS Indianapolis in 1932-1941;
USS Indianapolis in 1942;
USS Indianapolis in 1943;
USS Indianapolis in 1944;
USS Indianapolis in 1945;
USS Indianapolis Actions and Activities:
Presidential South American Tour, 1936;
USS Indianapolis Actions and Activities:
Miscellaneous World War II activities;
Loss of USS Indianapolis, 30 July
1945; and
USS Indianapolis Onboard Views, 1932-1945.
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Historical Center home page.30 December 1998