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View of the Augusta's (CA 31) launching, at Newport News Shipbuilding and dry dock Company, Norfolk, Virginia, on 1 February 1930. Note USS Houston (CA 30) in background (upper right) fitting out in the same yard. |
Photo 80-CF-21338-7 courtesy of history.navy.mil |
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OFFICIALS ATTEND CRUISER LAUNCHING
Augusta(CA 31), 600-Foot Craft, Has Guaranteed Speed of 32 1-2 Knots.
Another greyhound of the sea, the light cruiser Augusta joined the United States Navy today. The vessel, named for Augusta, GA., was christened by Miss Evelyn McDaniel, official sponsor of the Navy and resident of the Georgia city, and glided into the waters of Hampton Roads amid a chorus of whistles and cheers. A bottle of Savannah River water, brought from Georgia, was dashed against the vessel’s prow in lieu of the time-honored champagne. A distinguished assembly stood upon the platform to witness the launching of the new cruiser, sixth of the vessels constructed under the 1924 naval building program. Augusta was represented by a delegation of 30 or more citizens, who mingled on the platform with hundreds of Virginians and visitors from other States.
As the youthful sponsor swung the bottle against the steel prow and the vessel slid gracefully down the ways harbor craft, sounded sirens, whistles screamed and airplanes roared low overhead.
| Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
Photo from Evening Star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 02 February 1930, Image 11, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. |
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Undated pre-war photo. |
Robert M. Cieri |
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Crossing the equator during the early 1930's. |
Tommy Trampp |
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View taken from the deck atop the aircraft hangar of USS
Chicago (CA 29, circa 1932, and shows in line
astern formation: USS
Salt Lake City (CA 25), USS
Louisville (CA 28), USS
Northampton (CA 26), USS
Pensacola (CA 24), USS
Chester (CA 27), and USS Augusta (CA
31).
Naval History and Heritage Command, Catalog No. NH 51838
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Mike Green |
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Pearl Harbor Navy Yard, Oahu, Hawaii - Scouting Force ships at,
and off, the yard, 2 February 1933. Cruisers tied up at 1010
Dock are (from left to left center) Augusta (CA 31),
Chicago
(CA 29) and Chester
(CA 27). USS
Northampton (CA 26) is alongside the dock in
the center, with USS
Kane (DD 235) in the adjacent Marine Railway
and USS
Fox (DD 234) tied up nearby. USS
Louisville (CA 28) is in the center distance.
Moored off her bow and at the extreme right are USS
Salt Lake City (CA 25) and USS
Pensacola (CA 24).
Official U.S. Navy Photograph #80-G-451164, now in the
collections of the National Archives.
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Off Honolulu, Oahu, on 31 July 1933. Diamond Head is in the
distance.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the
National Archives #80-G-466398.
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Scott Dyben |
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Orient to Oceania Deployment Cruise Book 1934 - September 24 to
December 22. |
Tommy Trampp
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Orient to Oceania Deployment Cruise Book 1934 - September 24 to
December 22. |
Tommy Trampp |
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Orient to Oceania Deployment Cruise Book 1934 - September 24 to
December 22. |
Tommy Trampp |
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Orient to Oceania Deployment Cruise Book 1934 - September 24 to
December 22. |
Tommy Trampp |
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Oct. 20-26, 1934: U.S. Asiatic Fleet flagship USS Augusta
in Farm Cove, Sydney.
Collection of Graeme Andrews from Kookaburra2011's
photostream on Flickr.
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Kim Dunstan, RAN (Ret.) |
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Seen here in Sydney Harbor in 1934. |
R.Swanson |
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USS Augusta (CA 31) being assisted to her berth at
Melbourne, Australia on 29 October 1934.
State Library Victoria, Photo #H91.325/2180
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Mike Green |
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Closeup of USS Augusta (CA 31) berthed at Melbourne,
Australia after arriving on 29 October 1934. Note aircraft
catapults and plane handling facilities.
State Library Victoria, Photo #H91.325/2178
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Mike Green |
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USS Augusta (CA 31) in the Dewey Drydock, at Olongapo
Naval Station, Philippine Islands, 29 January 1936.
Photograph from Department of the Navy collections in the U.S.
National Archives #NH 78379.
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National Archives |
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View taken 29 January 1936, in Dewey Drydock, Olongapo, P.I. Note exaggerated effect of camera angle on the length of the foc'sle and the rake of the clipper bow. |
Photo 80-CF-21228-2 courtesy of history.navy.mil |
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Cover of Flag menu from the late 30's (dated 11 May). |
Robert M. Cieri |
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Page 1 of Flag menu from the late 30's (dated 11 May). |
Robert M. Cieri |
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Page 2 of Flag menu from the late 30's (dated 11 May). |
Robert M. Cieri |
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Page 3 of Flag menu from the late 30's (dated 11 May). |
Robert M. Cieri |
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USS Augusta (CA 31) anchored off Pootung Point,
Shanghai, China, during Sino-Japanese hostilities, circa August
1937. Fires from combat action are burning ashore, beyond the
ship.
Courtesy of Captain P. Henry, Jr., USN (Retired), 1973.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 78379.
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Americans Hurt as Crossfire Rakes Battleship
One sailor and six American Marines were wounded recently when Japanese crossfire swept the deck of the USS Augusta (CA 31), flagship of the United States Asiatic fleet, which was stationed in the Whangpoo fronting Shanghai. J. P. McMichael, radioman aboard the Augusta, was the wounded sailor. Names of the injured Marines were not immediately available. Photo shows the American fagship of the International Settlement at Shanghai, while a Marine stands guard duty at left.
| Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside; Riverside, CA.
Photo from Imperial Valley Press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 21 October 1937, Image 14 via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. |
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Gob Killed On USS Augusta
Killed just two days before his 21st birthday, Frederick J. Falgout, above, seaman first-class of Raceland, La., became the first American casualty among troops and sailors standing guard in the China war zone. He was struck by flying fragments from a shell of undetermined origin which hit the cruiser Augusta, anchored on the Whangpoo river in Shanghai.
| Image and text provided by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Library, Chapel Hill, NC.
Photo from The Times-News. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 25 August 1937, Image 6, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. |
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USS Augusta anchored in the Wangpoo river, June 1938.
From the collection of LCDR Rayborn M. Hall USN. |
Nancy Hall Anderson |
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USS Augusta anchored off Jolo, in the Philippines, 16
March 1940. Note her accommodation ladder, which faces forward;
she was the only ship of the Northampton class that had this
feature. (Caption updated by Robert Hurst)
National Archives photo #80-CF-21338-10
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Photo CF-21338-10 courtesy of history.navy.mil |
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USS Augusta leaving Manila, November 1940, after turning
over the flag to USS Houston. She is trailing a 150'
Homeward Bound pennant. In the background one of several
Scandinavian merchant vessels then being held in Manila Bay
after the German invasion. From the Otto Schwarz Collection
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Don Kehn, Jr. |
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Starboard broadside view of the Augusta (CA 31). |
National Archives Identifier: 100310925
Local Identifier: 19-MC-1-26
Photo 100310925 courtesy of catalog.archives.gov |
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Augusta (CA 31) in the Panama Canal. |
National Archives Identifier: 100996532
Local Identifier: 185-G-976
Photo 100996532 courtesy of catalog.archives.gov |
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Postal Cachet dated 24 April 1941. |
Ron Reeves |
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Augusta (CA 31) on Cape Cod Canal, Massachusetts, 17 June 1941. |
National Archives Identifier: 134673582
Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov |
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USS
Long Island (AVG 1) (upper center) underway in company
with USS Augusta (CA 31), in left front, off Cape Sable,
Nova Scotia, in August 1941. Augusta had President Franklin D.
Roosevelt embarked to witness Long Island's operations.
Among the other ships present are USS
Tuscaloosa (CA 37), partially visible at far right,
and USS
Meredith (DD 434), steaming astern of Long Island.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the
National Archives # 80-G-13074.
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National Archives |
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My grandfather, Lewis Sparks, was a Printer 3rd class and served
on the USS Augusta and was present on board
during the Meeting on the Atlantic. This is the menu from the
dinner shared by Roosevelt and Churchill. |
Christopher Edwards |
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My grandfather, Lewis Sparks, was a Printer 3rd class and served
on the USS Augusta and was present on board
during the Meeting on the Atlantic. This is the menu from the
dinner shared by Roosevelt and Churchill. |
Christopher Edwards |
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My grandfather, Lewis Sparks, was a Printer 3rd class and served
on the USS Augusta and was present on board
during the Meeting on the Atlantic. This is the menu from the
dinner shared by Roosevelt and Churchill. |
Christopher Edwards |
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Page 1 of Menu for a Dinner held in honor of Prime Minister
Winston Churchill by President Franklin D. Roosevelt while at Ship
Harbour, Newfoundland, Canada, 9 August 1941. From the collection
of crewmember Printer 3rd Class Lewis Sparks. |
Christopher Edwards |
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Page 2 of Menu for a Dinner held in honor of Prime Minister
Winston Churchill by President Franklin D. Roosevelt while at Ship
Harbour, Newfoundland, Canada, 9 August 1941. From the collection
of crewmember Printer 3rd Class Lewis Sparks. |
Christopher Edwards |
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Page 3 of Menu for a Dinner held in honor of Prime Minister
Winston Churchill by President Franklin D. Roosevelt while at Ship
Harbour, Newfoundland, Canada, 9 August 1941. From the collection
of crewmember Printer 3rd Class Lewis Sparks. |
Christopher Edwards |
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British and American sailors are onboard the HMS Prince of
Wales (53) at Divine Service on 10 August 1941 off
Newfoundland. In the background are the USS Augusta
(CA 31) and USS
McDougal (DD 358).
Imperial War Museum, Admiralty Official Collection, by Priest,
L.C (Lt). Photo #A 4803. IWM
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Mike Green |
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USS Augusta (CA 31) Underway in the Atlantic, 18 April
1942. Note her interesting camouflage scheme.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the
National Archives #80-G-20288).
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National Archives |
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Cover of the Thanksgiving Day dinner menu circa 1942. NHHC photograph
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Bob Canchola |
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11 May 1944: Plymouth, England - USS Borum (DE 790) tied up to the port side of USS Augusta (CA 31). Augusta is moored to buoy #4 in the Homoaze at Plymouth, England. The Hamoaze is an estuarine stretch of the tidal River Tamar, between its confluence with the River Lynher and Plymouth Sound. It is just off the Royal Navy Dockyard at Devonport. Both ships are part of the run-up to D-Day, scheduled to take place in about three weeks. To the right are three unidentified GLEAVES class Destroyers. ComPhibs UK photo. National Archives #80-G-356311 |
Rick E Davis |
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USS Augusta (CA 31) off Normandy, 6 June 1944, while
boats from Anne
Arundel (AP 76) head for the beaches. A censor has
retouched Augusta's radars, as well as certain items of
equipment that appear to have been mounted in the landing boats.
(Caption updated by Robert Hurst)
National Archives photo #80-G-45720 via Daniel Hacker.
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USS Augusta at Utah Beach taken from LCT
510 by LTjg. O.C. Yokum, USNR, OIC |
Don Endecott for O.C. Yocom, USNR LCT-510 |
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USS Augusta (CA 31) steaming off Portland, Maine, on 9
May 1945. Photographed from a Utility Squadron 15 (VJ-15)
aircraft.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the
Naval Historical Center #NH 97932.
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USNHC |
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USS Augusta (CA 31) underway on 7-15 July 1945, as she
was transporting President Harry S. Truman to Europe, where he
participated in the Potsdam conference.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the
National Archives #80-G-603322.
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Scott Dyben |
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Left to right: Secretary of State James Byrnes, President Harry
S. Truman, and Captain James H. Foskett, Commanding Officer of
the USS Augusta, on board the Augusta.
They are en route to the Potsdam Conference. From the album,
"The President's Trip to Potsdam, album number 1". 11 July 1945
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National Archives |
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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 the
distance are the destroyers HMS Zealous (R 39) followed
by HMS Zephyr (R 19) and HMS Zodiac (R 54).
Imperial War Museum Admiralty Official Collection Photo #A
29640. ?© IWM
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Mike Green |
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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
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Mike Green |
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Followed by the USS Augusta (CA 31), the USS
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
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Mike Green |
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As seen from the HMS Zodiac (R 54), the USS Augusta
(CA 31), with President Harry S. Truman aboard, underway
in the English Channel on 14 July 1945. In addition to her US
Navy escorts and the Zodiac, the Augusta's
escorts include the HMS Birmingham (Cruiser No. 19), and
destroyers HMS Serapis (G 94), HMS Obdurate (G 39),
HMS Obedient (G 48), HMS Zealous (R 39) and HMS
Zephyr (R 19)
Imperial War Museum Admiralty Official Collection Photo #A
29650. ?© IWM
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Mike Green |
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President Harry S. Truman (center) is piped ashore from USS
Augusta (CA 31) after arrival at Antwerp, Belgium, en route
to the Potsdam conference, 15 July 1945. Note midships details of
this cruiser, including embarkation ladder davit, catapult and
heavy side plate riveting. Men are watching from portholes in the
catapult tower.
Photograph from the Army Signal Corps Collection in the U.S.
National Archives #SC 209166.
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National Archives |
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TRUMAN VISITING ENGINE ROOM
DEEP IN THE INTERIOR of the Augusta(CA 31), President Harry S. Truman looks over the engine room while on his way to Big Three conference in Germany. The visit below decks was one of the many interesting
sidelights of the Chief Executive’s voyage. Lt. Comdr. N. King (left) explained the working of the complex equipment.
| Photo accession Number 63-1382-30 courtesy of trumanlibrary.gov
PDF image and text provided by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Library, Chapel Hill, NC.
Photo from Henderson Daily Dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 20 July 1945, Image 6, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. |
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USS Augusta (CA 31) British "White Ensign" and the
U.S. Flag flying from the ship's mainmast, while King George VI
was visiting President Harry S. Truman on board the ship at
Plymouth, England, 2 August 1945.
President Truman was then en route home from the Potsdam
Conference. View looks aft from the forward superstructure,
showing the cruiser's aircraft crane, mainmast, searchlights and
after smokestack.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the
U.S. National Archives #80-G-K-14543.
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National Archives |
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President Truman and party aboard Augusta (CA 31) for return trip from the Potsdam Conference. Watching boxing bouts during smoker on well deck. |
National Archives Identifier: 521002
Local Identifier: 80-G-700302
Photo 521002 courtesy of catalog.archives.gov |
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USS Augusta in New York Harbor, Navy Day, October 27,
1945. |
Steven A. Cardali |
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Photo taken at Kearney, New Jersey on the Hackensack River in
1960 shortly after being stricken from the Navy list and awaiting
her turn at the scrapper's torch. Kearney was infamous as a
scrapping yard in the 60's as the Enterprise
(CV 6), Antietam
(CV 36), Essex
(CV 9), Franklin
D. Roosevelt (CV 42), Washington
(BB 56), Alaska (CB
1) and others met their end at this location. What the
Axis powers tried and couldn't do was accomplished here. |
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