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68k | Undated Pre War Image. | Jesse P. Mannix | |
| 575k | Undated pre-war photo of USS Portland (CA 33) passing
under St. Johns bridge in Portland, Oregon.
Photo by Cross & Dimmitt. |
Robert M. Cieri | ||
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264k | Undated pre-war photo of USS Portland (CA 33). | Robert M. Cieri | |
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309k | Undated pre-war photo of USS Portland (CA 33). | Robert M. Cieri | |
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67k | Port bow view while at anchor, date and location unknown. Note the laundry drying on the lifelines. | David Buell | |
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USS Portland, date and location unknown. Collection of Alan Meades, RAN 1943-1946 from Kookaburra2011's photostream on Flickr. |
Kim Dunstan, RAN (Ret.) | |
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Starboard bow, underway, May 31 1934. Note range clock on forward mast. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the U.S. National Archives #80-G-466488 |
National Archives | |
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182k | USS Portland (CA 33) at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 14
June 1942, with her crew paraded on deck in "Whites". Note the
external degaussing cable fitted to the hull side of this ship.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center #NH 97833. |
USN | |
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42k | USS Portland (CA 33), at right, transfers USS
Yorktown (CV-5) survivors to USS
Fulton (AS-11) on 7 June 1942, following the battle of Midway.
Fulton transported the men to Pearl Harbor.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the U.S. National Archives #80-G-312028. |
National Archives | |
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119k | Starboard quarter view while anchored atTulagi. The damage visible was sustained on 13 November 1942. To quote DANFS - " ... Portland took a torpedo hit at 0158 on the starboard quarter, which blew off both inboard propellers, jammed the rudder five degrees right, and jammed number three turret in train and elevation..." | Tracy White | |
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125k | Overhead view of the fantail while anchored atTulagi. The damage visible was sustained on 13 November 1942. To quote DANFS - " ... Portland took a torpedo hit at 0158 on the starboard quarter, which blew off both inboard propellers, jammed the rudder five degrees right, and jammed number three turret in train and elevation..." | Tracy White | |
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103k | Overhead view of the fantail while anchored atTulagi. The damage visible was sustained on 13 November 1942. To quote DANFS - " ... Portland took a torpedo hit at 0158 on the starboard quarter, which blew off both inboard propellers, jammed the rudder five degrees right, and jammed number three turret in train and elevation..." Here you can see the damaged area with the debris removed. | Tracy White | |
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Starboard side view while anchored atTulagi. The damage visible was sustained on 13 November 1942. To quote DANFS - " ... Portland took a torpedo hit at 0158 on the starboard quarter, which blew off both inboard propellers, jammed the rudder five degrees right, and jammed number three turret in train and elevation..." National Archives, San Francisco Branch, Mare Island Naval Shipyard General Correspondence files, 1941-47 |
Tracy White | |
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321k |
View of temporary repairs to starboard quarter. National Archives, San Francisco Branch, Mare Island Naval Shipyard General Correspondence files, 1941-47 |
Tracy White | |
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USS Portland (CA 33) in the Cockatoo Drydock, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, circa late 1942, while under repair for torpedo damage received in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal on 13 November 1942. Note the missing inboard propellers. National Archives, San Francisco Branch, Mare Island Naval Shipyard General Correspondence files, 1941-47 |
Tracy White | |
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99k | USS Portland (CA 33) in the Cockatoo Drydock, Sydney,
New South Wales, Australia, circa late 1942, while under repair for torpedo
damage received in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal on 13 November 1942.
Note the arrangement of gun directors on her forward superstructure: main
battery director atop the foremast, with FC fire control radar; and a
secondary battery director, with FD fire control radar, on each bridge
wing. Also note this ship's external degaussing cables, mounted on her
hull sides. Courtesy of Vice Admiral T.G.W. Settle, USN (Retired), 1975.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 81992. |
Edward H. Cleary | |
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View of torpedo damage as it appeared upon USS Portland's arrival at Mare Island for repairs on 2 March 1943. National Archives, San Francisco Branch, Mare Island Naval Shipyard General Correspondence files, 1941-47 |
Tracy White | |
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View of torpedo damage as it appeared upon USS Portland's arrival at Mare Island for repairs on 2 March 1943. National Archives, San Francisco Branch, Mare Island Naval Shipyard General Correspondence files, 1941-47 |
Darryl Baker & Tracy White | |
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View of repaired starboard qusrter hull before replacement of struts and propellers. National Archives, San Francisco Branch, Mare Island Naval Shipyard General Correspondence files, 1941-47 |
Tracy White | |
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Aft plan view of the USS Portland (CA 33) at Mare Island Navy Yard on 16 May 43. Circled areas were modify during the overhaul period. U.S. Navy Photo #3598-43. |
Darryl Baker | |
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Port bow view while underway off Mare Island Navy Yard, 17 May 1943. NARA San Francisco, Mare Island Navy Yard, Ship Files |
Tracy White | |
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121k | View looking aft from the foredeck while at sea in 1944.
Note the ship's two forward 8"/55 gun turrets and the arrangement
of her forward superstructure. A Mk.33 gun director with Mk.28 fire control
radar is atop the pilothouse. Director atop the tripod foremast is a Mk.34,
with Mk.8 fire control radar. The large radar antenna at the foremast
peak is a SK. Courtesy of Vice Admiral T.G.W. Settle, USN (Retired), 1975.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 82031. |
USNHC | |
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Amidships looking aft plan view of USS Portland (CA 33) in Mare Island's dry dock #3 on 16 July 1944. She was in dock from 29 May until 16 July 1944. She was in overhaul at the shipyard from 25 May until 7 August 1944. U.S. Navy Photo #4547-44 |
Darryl Baker | |
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Amidships plan view of USS Portland (CA 33) in Mare Island's dry dock #3 on 16 July 1944. She was in dock from 29 May until 16 July 1944. She was in overhaul at the shipyard from 25 May until 7 August 1944. U.S. Navy Photo #4550-44 |
Darryl Baker | |
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USS Portland (CA 33) shown here At Mare Island on July 29, 1944 after a refit. She is shown fitted with new, lighter radars and gun directors along with additional 40mm A.A. guns. U.S. Navy Photo #4951-44 |
Darryl Baker | |
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USS Portland (CA 33) shown here At Mare Island on July 29, 1944 after a refit. She is shown fitted with new, lighter radars and gun directors along with additional 40mm A.A. guns. U.S. Navy Photo #4948-44 |
Darryl Baker | |
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67k | USS Portland (CA 33) off the Mare Island Navy Yard,
California, 30 July 1944. Her camouflage is Measure 32, Design 7d.
Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives #19-N-70345. |
Edward H. Cleary | |
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61k | USS Portland (CA 33) off the Mare Island Navy Yard,
California, 30 July 1944. Her camouflage is Measure 32, Design 7d.
Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives #19-N-70346. |
Steven A. Cardali | |
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116k | Scene on the open bridge during the bombardment of Leyte,
October 1944. Her forward 8"/55 gun turrets are trained out to port.
Officer standing in right center, without helmet, is the ship's Commanding
Officer, Captain Thomas G.W. Settle. Courtesy of Vice Admiral T.G.W. Settle,
USN (Retired), 1975.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 82003. |
USNHC | |
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USS Portland (CA 33) at sea in the Panama area, while en route with Task Force 11 from the Pacific combat area to the U.S. east coast, 12 October 1945. Note men crowded on her decks, and the long "homeward bound" pennant flying from her mainmast peak. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives #80-G-360561. |
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50k | The aft mast of USS Portland (CA 33) which is part of a memorial at Fort Allen Park on the Eastern Promenade at Portland, ME. A ceremony is held here every year on 7 Dec. | Chet Morris |
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61k | The aft mast of USS Portland (CA 33) which is part of a memorial at Fort Allen Park on the Eastern Promenade at Portland, ME. A ceremony is held here every year on 7 Dec. | Chet Morris | |
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66k | The aft mast of USS Portland (CA 33) which is part of a memorial at Fort Allen Park on the Eastern Promenade at Portland, ME. A ceremony is held here every year on 7 Dec. | Chet Morris | |
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96k | USS Portland mast undergoing restoration. Photo taken 21 September 2008. | Chet Morris | |
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75k | USS Portland mast undergoing restoration. Photo taken 21 September 2008. | Chet Morris | |
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85k | USS Portland mast undergoing restoration. Photo taken 21 September 2008. | Chet Morris | |
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43k | Fully restored mast of the USS Portland. Photo taken 04 November 2008. | Chet Morris | |
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76k | Re-dedication program of the restored USS Portland Memorial, Portland, ME | Chet Morris | |
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Commanding
Officers
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| Name/Rank | Final Rank | Dates |
| Leary, Herbert Fairfax, CAPT | VADM | 02/231933 - |
| Bradley Jr., Willis Winter, CAPT | 12/1935 - 06/101937 | |
| Dutton Jr., Benjamin, CAPT | 06/10/1937 - 11/30/1937 | |
| Crosby, Howard Hall, CAPT | ~1938 | |
| Thompson, Robert Rowe, CAPT | 01/1942 - 05/1942 | |
| DuBose, Laurance Toombs, CAPT | ADM | 05/1942 - |
| Burhans, Artur D., CAPT | 07/1943 - 03/03/1944 | |
| Settle, Thomas G. W. (Tex), CAPT | VADM | 03/03/1944 - |
| Perleman, Benjamin, CAPT | WW II | |
| Thackrey, Lyman Augustus, CAPT | RADM | ~1945 |
(Courtesy of Wolfgang Hechler & Ron Reeves - Photos courtesy of Bill Gonyo)
The contact listed, Was the contact at the time for this ship when located. If another person now is the contact, E-mail me and I will update this entry. These contacts are compiled from various sources over a long period of time and may or may not be correct. Every effort has been made to list the newest contact if more than one contact was found.
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