Official U.S. Navy Photograph, Naval History and Heritage Command collection #NH 93493

Camouflage Measure 33, Design 3D

Drawing prepared by the Bureau of Ships for a camouflage scheme intended for light cruisers of the CL 55 (Cleveland) class. Ships known to have worn this scheme included USS Columbia (CL 56), USS? Denver (CL 58) and USS Vincennes (CL 64). This plan, showing the ship's starboard side, stern, superstructure ends and exposed decks, is dated 23 December 1943 and was approved by Captain Henry A. Ingram, USN.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Photo #80-G-109713

Camouflage Measure 33, Design 3D

Drawing prepared by the Bureau of Ships for a camouflage scheme intended for light cruisers of the CL 55 (Cleveland) class. Ships known to have worn this scheme included USS Columbia? (CL 56), USS? Denver? (CL 58) and USS Vincennes? (CL 64). This plan, showing the ship's port side, is dated 23 December 1943 and was approved by Captain Henry A. Ingram, USN.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Photo #80-G-109714

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

USS Indianapolis (CA 35)- At the Mare Island Navy Yard after her final overhaul, 12 July 1945. Circles on photo mark recent alterations to the ship. Note stripped Cleveland class light cruiser in the right background, with YC 283 alongside. (the Cleveland-class cruiser in the background is the USS Vincennes as identified by Carl Vensel)

Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives - 19-N-86915

USS Indianapolis (CA 35) - Closeup view of 8" turret # 2 and the ship's superstructure, from ahead and to starboard, at the Mare Island Navy Yard following her final overhaul, 12 July 1945. Circles on photo mark recent alterations to the ship. Note MK 13 radar on MK 34 director, atop Indianapolis' tripod foremast, and many other antennas on masts and superstructure. A stripped Cleveland class light cruiser is in the right background, with YC 283 alongside. (the Cleveland-class cruiser in the background is the USS Vincennes as identified by Carl Vensel)

Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives - 19-N-86916

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

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.

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.

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.

After the end of WW2, the USS Vincennes (CL 64), as seen here on 28 March 1946, made two trips to New Zealand waters before returning home with 300 veterans embarked as passengers. After discharging them at? San Francisco on 23 March 1946, the ship sailed to Mare Island Navy Yard, where workmen began deactivating the ship.

United States Navy photo.

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.

Ex-USS Vincennes (CL 64) is towed out of San Diego Bay, California, by the tug USS Kalmia (ATA 184), in October 1969.

Photo from U.S. Navy All Hands magazine, May 1970.