Mrs. Earle Launches a Cruiser
Mrs. Huberta Earle wife of George H. Earle 3rd, of the Governor of Pennsylvania, is shown as she sponsored the new light cruiser Philadelphia which slid into the water from the docks of the Philadelphia Navy Yard. In the inset the cruiser is shown just before she started down the ways.

Philadelphia (CL 41) Off the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, on 22 October 1937.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center - NH 42610.

FIRST FISHERMAN SAILS FROM CHARLESTON
Off for a week of fishing. President Franklin D. Roosevelt waves a cheery farewell from the new 10,000-ton cruiser Philadelphia as she heads away from the navy yard at Charlston, S. C. Shown with him are Col. F. M. Watson (center), Military Aide, and Captain W. B. Woodson, Naval Aide; Sailors man the rails as the vessel starts out to sea.

President Off To See And To Fish
With the white-uniformed crew at salute from crow’s nest to upper deck and manning the rails from stem to stern. President Roosevelt is pictured above as he waved a genial farewell to crowds gathered at the pier in Charleston, S. C., while being piped over the side of the new fast cruiser Philadelphia which will carry him toward the Virgin Islands for a ten-day fishing vacation. With his desire for an expanded “adequate” navy, he will observe with keen interest the performance of the new ship on this, her "shakedown” cruise. At left is Thomas Qualters, the president’s bodyguard.

Starboard bow view of the Philadelphia (CL 41) anchored off Bar Harbor, Maine in 1938. The cruiser is continuing trials after modifications were completed at the Philadelphia Navy Yard.

Life Magazine Archives, Alfred Eisenstaedt photographer. Shared by Peter DeForest.

Starboard bow close-up view of the Philadelphia (CL 41) anchored off Bar Harbor, Maine in 1938. The cruiser, seen here with boats and boat booms extended, is continuing trials after modifications were completed at the Philadelphia Navy Yard.

Life Magazine Archives, Alfred Eisenstaedt photographer. Shared by Peter DeForest.

Starboard side close-up view of the Philadelphia (CL 41) anchored off Bar Harbor, Maine in 1938. The cruiser is continuing trials after modifications were completed at the Philadelphia Navy Yard.

Life Magazine Archives, Alfred Eisenstaedt photographer. Shared by Peter DeForest.

Philadelphia (CL 41)(L) and another Brooklyn class light cruiser astern, at a Naval review, off New York, New York, in 1939. Courtesy of Lt. Gustave J. Freret, USN (Ret.), 1972.

Naval History and Heritage Command, Photo #NH 81191

Philadelphia (CL 41) At Halifax, Nova Scotia, on 9 April 1942. USS Munargo (AP 20) is in the upper left background. Courtesy of Charles N. Dragonette, 1979.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph - NH 90213

Port quarter view taken on 17 August 1942 at the New York Navy Yard.

U.S. Navy Photo

Port bow view taken on 17 August 1942 at the New York Navy Yard.

U.S. Navy Photo

Port side view taken on 17 August 1942 at the New York Navy Yard.

U.S. Navy Photo

Curtiss SOC "Seagull" scout-observation aircraft is hoisted on board Philadelphia (CL 41), during the North African operation, November 1942. Note crewmen holding lines to steady the plane as the aircraft crane swings it inboard. Photographed by Lieutenant Horace Bristol, USNR.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph #80-G-470060, now in the collections of the National Archives

Curtiss SOC "Seagull" scout-observation aircraft is unhooked from the crane after recovery by Philadelphia (CL 41), during the North African operation, November 1942. Photographed by Lieutenant Horace Bristol, USNR.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph #80-G-470059, now in the collections of the National Archives.

Port side view, looking aft of the Philadelphia (CL 41). Photo was taken during Operation Torch off of Safi Morocco, in November 1942. Visible here are the port side boat crane, quadruple 1.1?€�/75 machine cannon mount, port range finder on #4 main gun turret and the Curtiss SOC "Seagull" scout-observation aircraft being hoisted onto the port catapult.

Source: LIFE Magazine Archives - Eliot Elisofon Photographer, Shared by Peter DeForest

5?€�/25 open mount secondary guns on board USS Philadelphia (CL 41). Photo was taken during Operation Torch off of Safi Morocco - November 1942.

LIFE Magazine Archives - Eliot Elisofon Photographer, Shared by Peter DeForest

Starboard side looking forward of the Philadelphia (CL 41). Photo was taken during Operation Torch off of Safi Morocco - November 1942. and shows the forward main gun turrets, trained and firing to starboard.

LIFE Magazine Archives - Eliot Elisofon Photographer, Shared by Peter DeForest

Starboard side looking forward of the Philadelphia (CL 41). Photo was taken during Operation Torch off of Safi Morocco in November 1942 and shows the #1 and #2 forward 6?€�/47 main gun turrets, trained to starboard. #2 turret guns appear to be at maximum elevation.

LIFE Magazine Archives - Eliot Elisofon Photographer, Shared by Peter DeForest

Trained skyward, manned and ready, a starboard quadruple 1.1?€�/75 mount was guarding the Philadelphia (CL 41). Photo is taken during Operation Torch off of Safi Morocco in November 1942. Photo is looking aft and other task force ships are visible astern.

LIFE Magazine Archives - Eliot Elisofon Photographer, Shared by Peter DeForest

Looking forward from the bridge, New York Naval Shipyard, 19 December 1942.

NYNS photo #F644C3159.

Looking aft, New York Naval Shipyard, 19 December 1942.

NYNS photo #F644C3157.

Philadelphia (CL 41) off New York City, 26 April 1943.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives - 80-G-63794.

Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives - #19-N-44482

Salerno Operation, 1943 - Philadelphia (CL 41) and a motor minesweeper (YMS) making a smoke screen to cover the landing area from German air attack, circa 9 September 1943.

Photograph from the Army Signal Corps Collection in the U.S. National Archives - USA C-288

Salerno Operation, September 1943 - A U.S. Navy destroyer lays a smoke screen during a "Red Alert" for air attack, off the Salerno invasion beaches in September 1943. Photographed from the port bridge wing of Philadelphia (CL 41). Note manned and ready 20mm and 40mm guns on Philadelphia and elevated fire control radar antenna and 5"/38 guns on the destroyer.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives - 80-G-83243

USS Augusta (CA 31), with President Harry S. Truman aboard, is following the USS Philadelphia (CL 41) in the English Channel on 14 July 1945. Truman is traveling to the Potsdam Conference. In addition to the Philadelphia and US Navy destroyers, the Augusta is also being escorted by the HMS Birmingham (Cruiser No. 19), and destroyers HMS Serapis (G 94), HMS Obdurate (G 39), HMS Obedient (G 48), HMS Zealous (R 39), HMS Zephyr (R 19) and HMS Zodiac (R 54).

Imperial War Museum Admiralty Official Collection Photo #A 29646. ?© IWM

Followed by the USS Augusta (CA 31), the Philadelphia (CL 41) and other escorting vessels enter the Downs of the east coast of Kent, England on 14 July 1945. The Augusta is carrying President Harry S. Truman, who will be attending the 'Big 3' Meeting at Potsdam, occupied Germany.

Imperial War Museum Admiralty Official Collection, Photo #A29645. ?© IWM

Philadelphia (CL 41) underway on 14 July 1945. The ship is accompanying the USS Augusta (CA 31) carrying President Harry Truman to Antwerp, Belgium.

Australian War Memorial, Photo #SUK14507

Storm Battered Ship In New York
After battling a terrific storm in the Atlantic, the light cruiser Philadelphia (CL 41) is shown after docking in New York with her decks loaded with returning veterans from Europe. The forecastle deck of the storm battered ship was buckled and a five-foot strip of hull plating was folded on the starboard bow of the cruiser.

Brazilian Marines hold a band concert on the gun turret of the Almirante Barroso, formerly USS Philadelphia (CL 41), which is being reactivated for the Brazilian Navy under the Mutual Defense Assistance Program at the Philadelphia Naval Base.

USN photograph #708171 released 27 March 1951.

Two Brazilian Seaman, Pedro Pereira de Silvan, and Osni Maia Caldeira Martins, inspect parts of a 40mm gun on the Almirante Barroso, formerly Philadelphia, which is being reactivated for the Brazilian Navy under the Mutual Defense Assistance Program,

U. S. Navy Photograph #707172, 27 March 1951.

At the Philadelphia Naval Base, an American gunner’s mate watches Brazilian sailors check over one of the anti-aircraft guns on ex-Philadelphia (now Almirante Barroso) being reactivated for the Brazilian Navy under the Mutual Defense Assistance Program. The Brazilians are (second from left to right): Raul Francisco da Cunha; Inanar Medeiros; and Osman Tovares.

U. S. Navy photograph #708176, 27 March 1951.

Barroso (C11) underway in 1971, location unknown.

Brazilian Navy, Official

Barroso being scrapped