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 0403416 |
115k |
Port side view, date and location unknown. George Winstead photo. |
Robert M. Cieri | |
 0403417 |
87k | Port side view, date and location unknown. | Robert M. Cieri | |
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107k | Anchored off Long Beach, California, during the 1930s. | USNHC | |
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109k | USS Astoria (CA 34) entering Honolulu harbor during
her shakedown cruise, 9 July 1934. Photographed by Tai Sing Loo. Donated by the U.S. Army Military History Institute, Carlisle Barracks, Pa. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 91726. |
USNHC | |
 0403418 |
457k | Postcard of Astoria on 16 July 1937, location unknown. | Mike Brock | |
 0403419 |
179k | USS Astoria passes under St. John's Bridge en-route to 1937 Portland Rose Festival. | Wolfgang Hechler | |
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57k |
Moored, starboard side to, Puget Sound Navay Shipyard, 08 APR 1938. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the U.S. National Archives. |
Tracy White | |
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20k | Undated, Early War Image. | USN | |
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126k |
Closeup view of the ship's bridge area, taken near the end of an overhaul at the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, 9 July 1941. Details seen include: main and secondary battery gun directors atop the battle lookout platform; newly-installed sky lookout position and 1.1" quadruple machine gun mounting; and siren on funnel front. Also note demarkation of dark and light grey paint of the ship's Measure 1 camouflage. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 96383. |
USNHC | |
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54k | USS Astoria (CA 34) off the Mare Island Navy Yard,
California, 11 July 1941.
Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives #19-N-25346. |
National Archives | |
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62k | USS Astoria (CA 34) off the Mare Island Navy Yard,
California, 11 July 1941.
Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives #19-N-25347. |
National Archives | |
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79k |
Crew of 5"/25 gun # 3 (2nd gun from forward, starboard side) in action during gunnery practice, circa spring 1942. Note anti-flash head-dress and communications gear worn by the man operating the fuze setter; bearing markings on the gun's splinter shield; and old-style battle helmets. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives #80-G-21946. |
National Archives | |
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146k |
USS Astoria (CA 34) arriving at Pearl Harbor with Task Force 17, 27 May 1942, following the Battle of Coral Sea and shortly before the Battle of Midway. Her crew is in whites, paraded at quarters on the forecastle, and a motor launch is being lowered by her port boat crane. Photographed by Photographer 3rd Class T.E. Collins, USN. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the U.S. National Archives. |
National Archives/Scott Dyben | |
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62k | USS Astoria (CA 34) (center), and USS
Minneapolis (CA 36) (left) moored near Aiea Landing, Pearl Harbor,
in late June 1942.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives #80-G-K-452. |
USNHC | |
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96k |
Battle of Midway, June 1942. A Bombing Squadron Three (VB-3) SBD-3 scout bomber, probably flown by Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Paul A. Holmberg, ditches near USS Astoria (CA 34) at about 1342 hrs on 4 June 1942. This was one of two VB-3 planes that ditched near Astoria after they were unable to land on the damaged USS Yorktown (CV 5). A PBY is flying nearby, in right center. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives #80-G-312004. |
National Archives | |
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146k |
Battle of Midway, June 1942 - An SBD-3 scout bomber, probably flown by the Bombing Squadron Three (VB-3) Commanding Officer, Lieutenant Commander Maxwell F. Leslie, ditches alongside USS Astoria (CA 34) at about 1348 hrs on 4 June 1942. This was one of two VB-3 planes that ditched near Astoria after they were unable to land on the damaged USS Yorktown (CV 5). Photographed from atop Astoria's after superstructure. Note her port aircraft crane, and an SOC floatplane on her port catapult. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the U.S. National Archives. |
National Archives/Scott Dyben | |
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98k | USS Astoria (CA 34) operating in Hawaiian waters
during battle practice, 8 July 1942. She appears to be recovering floatplanes
from off her starboard side. Note booms rigged below the forward superstructure
to tow aircraft recovery mats, and starboard crane swung out.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center #NH 97682. |
USNHC | |
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186k | USS Astoria (CA 34) firing her after eight-inch
guns, during battle practice in Hawaiian waters, circa 8 July 1942.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center #NH 97683. |
USNHC | |
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66k |
Guadalcanal-Tulagi Invasion, August 1942. USS Astoria (CA 34) joins Task Force 16 as it approaches Tulagi, about 6 August 1942. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives #80-G-13477. |
National Archives | |
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Commanding
Officers
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| Name/Rank | Final Rank | Dates |
| Root, Edmund Spence, CAPT | 04/28/1934 - 08/26/1935 | |
| Austin, Charles Morrison, CAPT | 08/26/1935 - 03/14/1937 | |
| Gill, Charles Clifford, CAPT | 03/14/1937 - 07/01/1938 | |
| Turner, Richmond Kelly, CAPT | ADM | 07/01/1938 |
| Haines, Preston Bennett, CAPT | 12/30/1940 | |
| Scanland, Francis Worth, CAPT | COMO | 12/15/1941 - 06/14//1942 |
| Greenman, William Garrett, CAPT | COMO | 06/14/1942 - 08/09/1942 |
(Courtesy of Wolfgang Hechler & Ron Reeves - Photos courtesy of Bill Gonyo)
USS ASTORIA (CA 34) History
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