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USS Vincennes (CL-64) Photographed soon after completion, in
early 1944, probably off Boston, Massachusetts. Her camouflage is Measure
33, Design 3d.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the Collections of the Naval Historical
Center #NH 48473.
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USS Vincennes (CL-64) Steaming off the U.S. East Coast (position
36 52'N, 76 09'W, course 265) at 1700 hours on 28 March 1944. Photographed
from a Squadron ZP-14 blimp, from Naval Air Station Weeksville, North
Carolina. Altitude was 150 feet. Ship's camouflage is Measure 33, Design
3d.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the Collections of the Naval Historical
Center #NH 98186.
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USS Vincennes (CL-64) Steaming off the U.S. East Coast on 31
March 1944. Photographed from a blimp of Squadron ZP-11. Ship's camouflage
is Measure 33, Design 3d.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the Collections of the Naval Historical
Center #NH 98187.
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USS Vincennes (CL-64) Underway off the U.S. East Coast (position
41 30'N, 68 50'W, course 331) at 1000 hours on 31 March 1944. Photographed
from a Squadron ZP-11 blimp. Ship's camouflage is Measure 33, Design
3d.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the Collections of the Naval Historical
Center #NH 98188.
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USS Vincennes (CL-64) Underway with the Third Fleet, during
operations in Philippine waters, December 1944. USS
Hancock (CV-19) is in the distance, at left. Photographed by
Lieutenant Barrett Gallagher, USNR.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National
Archives #80-G-431077.
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Shown on February 12, 1945 in formation with the destroyer
USS DeHaven
(DD-727) as part of TF-58. The ships are leaving Ulithi enroute
for air strikes on Japan (photo ID update by John Chiquoine). |
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Clean photo taken from USS
Bennington (CV-20) [by Lowell Love] reloading from an ammo ship
with USS Vincennes (CL-64) alongside and Wasp
(CV-18) and either USS
Massachusetts (BB-59) or USS
Indiana (BB-58) in the distance. USS
Hornet (CV-12) was on the other side of Bennington. March,
1945 (photo ID update by John Chiquoine). |
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A Japanese "Zeke" airplane dives toward USS Vincennes (CL-64),
during an attack on Task Group 58.1 off Okinawa on 6 April 1945. Note
anti-aircraft gun smoke and flame trailing aft of the cruiser. Photographed
from USS Miami (CL-89). Tracer
shells from Miami and from the destroyer in the center are also
visible. This plane crashed into the sea astern of Vincennes.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National
Archives #80-G-324534.
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A Japanese "Zeke" airplane splashes into the sea astern of USS Vincennes
(CL-64), during an attack on Task Group 58.1 off Okinawa on 6 April
1945. The original caption states: "Broadness of splash indicates plane
either had no bomb, or that it did not explode, as tall, thin column,
characteristic of bomb explosion, is missing." Photographed from USS
Miami (CL-89).
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National
Archives #80-G-324533.
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Stern view of USS Vincennes (CL-64) at Mare Island on 7 Aug
1945. She was under going repairs at the yard from 7 July to 29 August
1945. Note the open Aircraft Hanger hatch. The ship to the right is
the USS Mount
McKinley (AGC-7).
U.S. Navy Photo #5830-45
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USS Vincennes (CL-64) Steaming in San Francisco Bay, California,
on 29 August 1945. Photographed from a Naval Air Station Moffett Field,
California, aircraft. Ship's camouflage is Measure 22.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the Collections of the Naval Historical
Center #NH 98189.
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USS Vincennes (CL-64) Panoramic photograph of the ship in a
U.S. West Coast port, circa Autumn 1945. Courtesy of George Knight,
1983.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 95256.
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USS Vincennes (CL-64) Underway, circa 1945. Courtesy of the
U.S. Naval Institute Photograph Collection, Annapolis, Maryland.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 95308.
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Ex-USS Vincennes (CL-64) Is towed out of San Diego Bay, California,
by USS Kalmia
(ATA-184). Assisting are the harbor tugs USS Muskegon (YTB-763),
alongside Vincennes, and USS Arawak (YTM-702), off Vincennes'
stern. Photograph is dated 7 October 1969. The old cruiser was expended
as a target off the coast of Southern California on 28 October 1969.
Note that her gun barrels have been cut off.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph #K-77750.
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