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NH 98445 USS Oakland (CL-95)

Photo #: NH 98445 USS Oakland (CL-95)
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Title: USS Oakland (CL-95)
Description: Plan view, forward, taken from a pierside crane at the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, on 27 October 1943. Circles mark recent alterations to the ship. USS St. Louis (CL-49) is in the background, with YHB-21 (ex-SS Tamalpais) partially visible beyond. Note Sailors sleeping on Oakland's bow 20mm gun position. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command.
Catalog #: NH 98445
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