USS Alabama (BB-60) closeup view of the left 16/45 gun of her after turret, with her superstructure beyond. Note: Ladders on turret faceplate; Mk.8 and Mk.4 fire control radar antennas atop her after gun. Photographed during her shakedown period, circa December 1942.
Loss of USS Wasp (CV-7), 15 September 1942. Sinking of USS Wasp (CV 7) after being torpedoed by Japanese submarine I-19 on 15 September 1942. Wasp was engaged in covering the movement of supplies and reinforcements into Guadalcanal Island. Photo released on 27 October 1942.
Heavy Cruiser USS Salt Lake City sinking after being used as a target ship 130 miles off the coast of southern california in May 1948, 2 years after having survived 2 nuclear bomb blasts during operation crossroads in 1946
View on the flight deck of USS Santee (ACV-29), circa late 1942, with an officer motioning from the island. Planes in the foreground include one Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat (BuNo 03512) and a pair of Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless. Note the searchlights and the SG radar antenna on the mast.