In Honolulu Harbor, Hawaii, 14 July 1939. The Aloha Tower is in the right background.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the U.S. National Archives #80-G-451205.

USS Honolulu (CL-48) operating off Hawaii on 5 November 1941, with her aircraft recovery mat draped over her stern. The ship is painted in dark Measure 1 camouflage, but her boats are still in peacetime light grey.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives #80-G-279383.

USS Honolulu (CL-48), at left Returning from the Battle of Kula Gulf, at 0810 hrs on 6 July 1943. Also visible are USS St. Louis (CL-49), at right, and a Fletcher class destroyer. Photographed from USS Nicholas (DD-449). The original photograph came from Rear Admiral Samuel Eliot Morison's World War II history project working files.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center #NH 83012.

Battle of Kolombangara, 13 July 1943 - USS Honolulu (CL-48) in Tulagi Harbor, Solomon Islands, for temporary repair of damage received when she was torpedoed in the bow during the Battle of Kolombangara. USS Vireo (AT-144) is assisting the damaged cruiser. Note billboard on the hillside beyond Honolulu's collapsed bow. See Photo # 80-G-259446 (cropped) for a close-up view of this sign.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives #NH 83012.

Battle of Kolombangara, 13 July 1943 - Collapsed bow of USS Honolulu (CL-48), after she was torpedoed in the Battle of Kolombangara. Photographed while she was under repair at Tulagi on 20 July 1943. Note anchor chain and other foredeck details.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the U.S. National Archives #80-G-259422.

USS Honolulu (CL-48) underway near Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides, on 7 August 1943, en route to Pearl Harbor for battle damage repairs. She has been fitted with a short false bow as a temporary replacement for that lost in the Battle of Kolombangara, 13 July 1943.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the U.S. National Archives #80-G-259466.

Stern view of the USS Honolulu (CL-48) off Mare Island on 12 November 1943.

U.S. Navy Photo #7618-43.

Broadside view of the USS Honolulu (CL-48) off Mare Island on 12 November 1943 near the conclusion of her overhaul at the yard. She was under repairs from 6 Sep to 16 Nov 1943.

U.S. Navy Photo #7620-43.

Bow view of the USS Honolulu (CL-48) off Mare Island on 12 November 1943.

U.S. Navy Photo #7622-43.

USS Honolulu (CL-48) in a south Pacific port, probably during the spring of 1944. Her camouflage is Measure 32, Design 2c. This image was received by the Naval Photographic Science Laboratory on 10 July 1944.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives #80-G-K-1637.

Invasion of Leyte, October 1944 - USS Honolulu (CL-48) beached off Leyte on 21 October 1944, after she had been torpedoed. A fleet tug (ATF) is alongside.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the U.S. National Archives 80-G-289685.