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1916 - 1919 Construction - Launching
1920 - June 1921
Fitting Out
August - December 1921 Commissioning / Shakedown
1922 - Scenes from the Ship's Welfare Fund
1923 - 1927
1928 - 1940
Pearl Harbor - 1942
1943 - 1945
1946 - 1959
| Click On Image For Full Size Image | Size | Image Description | Contributed By And/Or Copyright |
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 | 79k | The front over of the magazine "The Grizzly Bear", Jul-Aug 1921, published by the California (BB-44) prior to her commissioning. It appears that it was printed by the California on an annual basis. Printing cost was covered by advertisements. The ship on the cover is not likely to be California since she didn't have screws installed until late August 1921 and didn't leave dry dock at Hunters Point until September 1921. | Courtesy of Darryl Baker. | |
 | 74k | Advertisement. | Courtesy of Darryl Baker. | |
 | 109k | Page 5 of the magazine "The Grizzly Bear", Jul-Aug 1921 published by the California (BB-44) prior to her commissioning. Short history of the California. | Courtesy of Darryl Baker. | |
 | 91k | Page 7 of the magazine "The Grizzly Bear", Jul-Aug 1921 published by the California (BB-44) prior to her commissioning. History and specification of the California. | Courtesy of Darryl Baker. | |
 | 122k | Page 9 of the magazine "The Grizzly Bear", Jul-Aug 1921 published by the California (BB-44) prior to her commissioning. Article about Capt Milton E. Reed, USN and Machinery Division Officer at the time of California's construction. | Courtesy of Darryl Baker. | |
 | 122k | Page 11 of the magazine "The Grizzly Bear", Jul-Aug 1921 published by the California (BB-44) prior to her commissioning. Article about Capt Edward L. Beach, Commandant of Mare Island at the time of California's construction. | Courtesy of Darryl Baker. | |
 | 54k | Page 12 of the magazine "The Grizzly Bear", Jul-Aug 1921 published by the California (BB-44) prior to her commissioning. Continuation of article about Capt Edward L. Beach, Commandant of Mare Island at the time of California's construction. | Courtesy of Darryl Baker. | |
 | 102k | Page 13 of the magazine "The Grizzly Bear", Jul-Aug 1921 published by the California (BB-44) prior to her commissioning. Article about Capt Henry M. Gleason, USN Head of the Hull Division at Mare Island at the time of California's construction. | Courtesy of Darryl Baker. | |
 | 58k | Page 14 of the magazine "The Grizzly Bear", Jul-Aug 1921 published by the California (BB-44) prior to her commissioning. Early photo of the Mare Island water front. | Courtesy of Darryl Baker. | |
 | 127k | Page 15 of the magazine "The Grizzly Bear", Jul-Aug 1921 published by the California (BB-44) prior to her commissioning. Description of the photo on page 14. | Courtesy of Darryl Baker. | |
 | 58k | Page 16 of the magazine "The Grizzly Bear", Jul-Aug 1921 published by the California (BB-44) prior to her commissioning. Description of the photo on page 15. | Courtesy of Darryl Baker. | |
 | 33k | Front cover of the Launching Program for California (BB-44) at Mare Island on 20 Nov 1919. | Courtesy of Darryl Baker. | |
 | 117k | Page 1 of the program is an article on Capt. E. L. Beach, Commandant of Mare Island Navy Yard. | Courtesy of Darryl Baker. | |
 | 104k | The end of Capt. Beach's story and the start of an article By Admiral D. G. Farragut titled "Pacific Coast's Earlist Naval Base Established at Mare Island in 1854". | Courtesy of Darryl Baker. | |
 | 119 | Continues Admiral Farragut's story. | Courtesy of Darryl Baker. | |
 | 97k | Concludes Admiral Farragut's story and starts a new article by Admiral Farragut concerning quarters at Mare Island. | Courtesy of Darryl Baker. | |
 | 109k | Continuation of Admiral Farragut's story concerning quarters at Mare Island. | Courtesy of Darryl Baker. | |
 | 103k | Continuation of Admiral Farragut's story concerning quarters at Mare Island. | Courtesy of Darryl Baker. | |
| 95k | Continuation of Admiral Farragut's story concerning quarters at Mare Island. | Courtesy of Darryl Baker. | |
 | 103k | Continuation of Admiral Farragut's story concerning quarters at Mare Island. | Courtesy of Darryl Baker. | |
 | 110k | Continuation of Admiral Farragut's story concerning quarters at Mare Island. | Courtesy of Darryl Baker. | |
 | 110k | Concludes Admiral Farragut's story and starts a new article on launching ships in restricted waters. | Courtesy of Darryl Baker. | |
 | 43k | First page of the actual program. | Courtesy of Darryl Baker. | |
 | 43k | Second page of the actual program. | Courtesy of Darryl Baker. | |
 | 103k | Continuation of article on launching ship in restricted waters. | Courtesy of Darryl Baker. | |
 | 116k | Continuation of article on launching ship in restricted waters. | Courtesy of Darryl Baker. | |
 | 109k | Continuation of article on launching ship in restricted waters. | Courtesy of Darryl Baker. | |
 | 122k | Continuation of article on launching ship in restricted waters. | Courtesy of Darryl Baker. | |
 | 105k | Continuation of article on launching ship in restricted waters. | Courtesy of Darryl Baker. | |
 | 117k | Continuation of article on launching ship in restricted waters. | Courtesy of Darryl Baker. | |
 | 108k | Continuation of article on launching ship in restricted waters. | Courtesy of Darryl Baker. | |
 | 121k | Continuation of article on launching ship in restricted waters. | Courtesy of Darryl Baker. | |
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