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USS Mobile (CL-63) Off the Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia,
14 April 1943.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the Collections of the Naval Historical
Center #NH 98164.
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April 14, 1943 as completed, Taken at the same time as #2
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USS Mobile (CL-63) Off the Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia,
14 April 1943.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the Collections of the Naval Historical
Center #NH 98165.
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Plan view Starboard side, Mare Island, CA, 18 July 1943
U.S. Navy Photo Photo #5211-43
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Plan view midships looking aft, Mare Island, CA, 18 July 1943
U.S. Navy Photo Photo #5209-43
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USS Mobile (CL-63) Off the Mare Island Navy Yard, California,
18 July 1943.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the Collections of the Naval Historical
Center #NH 98168.
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Broadside view of the USS Mobile (CL-63) off Mare
Island Navy Yard on 18 July 1943. She was departing the yard after a short
overhaul which started on 30 June and ended 18 July 43. |
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USS Mobile (CL-63) Plan view amidships, looking aft, taken from
a pierside crane at the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, 18 July 1943.
Circles mark recent alterations to the ship. Note: antennas for SG radar
atop the fore and main masts; Mark 34 and Mark 37 gun directors, with
antennas for Mark 8 and Mark 4 radars atop them; fully-equipped life
rafts.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the Collections of the Naval Historical
Center #NH 98169.
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Mark 34 Gun Director, with antenna for a Mark 8 ("FH") Fire Control
Radar mounted on top of the forward superstructure of USS Mobile
(CL-63), at the the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, 18 July 1943.
This view is cropped from Photo # NH 98169.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the Collections of the Naval Historical
Center #NH 84813.
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Forward plan view of the USS Mobile (CL-63) at Mare
Island on 18 July 1943. |
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USS Mobile (CL-63) Plan view amidships, looking forward, taken
from a pierside crane at the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, 18 July
1943. Circles mark recent alterations to the ship.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the Collections of the Naval Historical
Center #NH 98171.
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USS Mobile (CL-63) Plan view aft, taken from a pierside crane
at the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, 18 July 1943. Circles mark
recent alterations to the ship, in this case newly-installed life rafts
and floater nets. Note OS2U "Kingfisher" floatplanes atop the ship's
catapults.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the Collections of the Naval Historical
Center #NH 98170.
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USS Mobile (CL-63) Underway in the Pacific, October 1943, probably
at the time of the raid on Marcus Island. Photographed by Lieutenant
Commander Charles Kerlee, USNR.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the Collections of the Naval Historical
Center #NH 98166.
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USS Mobile (CL-63) Underway in the Pacific, with an SBD aircraft
flying overhead. Taken during combat operations in October 1943, probably
at the time of the raid on Marcus Island. Photographed by Lieutenant
Commander Charles Kerlee, USNR.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the Collections of the Naval Historical
Center #NH 98167.
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USS Mobile (CL-63) View on the ship's fantail, looking across
her open aircraft hangar hatch toward the starboard quarter, during
the October 1943 raid on Marcus Island. Vought OS2U "Kingfisher" floatplanes
are on her catapults. The plane on the starboard catapult has a small
bomb under its wing. USS
Yorktown (CV-10) is in the center distance. Photographed by
Photographer's Mate Alphonso Ianelli.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National
Archives #80-G-K-15825.
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USS Mobile (CL-63) Preparing to launch a Vought OS2U "Kingfisher"
floatplane from her port catapult, during the October 1943 raid on Marcus
Island. Note the 40mm twin gun mount in the foreground, with a man in
the gun tub holding a red flag. Photographed by Photographer's Mate
Alphonso Ianelli.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National
Archives #80-G-K-15826.
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USS Mobile (CL-63) In San Francisco Bay, California, circa late
1945. Courtesy of Donald M. McPherson, 1973.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 77364.
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Contact either Frank or Ernie by phone or Ernie by Email for details. There
will be a newsletter mailed out to association members. Anyone who served
on this vessel please make contact!!!!
