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Christening of the Pasadena (CL 65) by Mrs. C.
G. Wopschall. |
Dale Hargrave |
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USS Pasadena (CL 65) Slides down the ways, during her
launching at the Bethlehem Steel Company's Fore River shipyard,
Quincy, Massachusetts, 28 December 1943.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the
National Archives #80-G-174363.
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National Archives |
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Front cover of commissioning pamphlet. |
Ron Reeves |
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Page 2 of commissioning pamphlet. |
Ron Reeves |
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The Pasadena is seen from the USS
Hancock (CV 19) with the battleship USS
New Jersey (BB 62) in the background. |
USN |
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Bow view of the ship showing camouflage on turret tops and life
raft storage also. Many ships had rafts stowed on the turret sides
as well as the tops. |
USN |
0406515 |
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USS
Taluga (AO 62) refueling USS Pasadena (CL 65),
Date and location unknown. From the collection of Ensign Lloyd
LaVack. |
Tommy Trampp |
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OS2U-1 Kingfisher sits on the catapult on board the USS
Pasadena (CL 65) in 1944.
Photo courtesy of the National Naval Aviation Museum
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Bill Gonyo |
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USS Pasadena (CL 65) underway off Boston, Massachusetts,
21 July 1944. Photographed from a Squadron ZP-11 blimp. Position
is 42 45'N, 70 50'W. Ship's course 110 degrees. Time 1400 hrs. Pasadena
is painted in Camouflage Measure 32, Design 24d.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the
National Archives #80-G-237944.
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Fred Weiss/National Archives |
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USS Pasadena (CL 65) underway off Boston, Massachusetts,
21 July 1944. Photographed from a Squadron ZP-11 blimp. Position
is 42 45'N, 70 50'W. Ship's course 110 degrees. Time 1400 hrs. Pasadena
is painted in Camouflage Measure 32, Design 24d.
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BMCS Richard Miller, USNR (Ret.) |
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USS Pasadena (CL 65) View in the ship's Combat
Information Center (CIC), 21 November 1944. Note aircraft status
board in the center background.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the
National Archives #80-G-120074.
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National Archives |
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Port broadside view, 11 May 1945, of USS
Bunker Hill (CV 17) burning at the height of the
fires. USS Pasadena (CL-65) is in the foreground.
This image is part of an album of photographs collected by
Captain Carlos W. Wieber during his command of the aircraft
carrier USS
Essex (CV 9) during 1944-1945. Image mounted on a
piece of paper on which appears the original typewritten
caption.
US Navy and Marine Corps Museum/Naval Aviation Museum, Photo
No. 1983.046.010.043.
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Mike Green |
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Starboard side view while at anchor, possibly at Mare Island in
1946. |
David Buell |
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USS Pasadena (CL 65) Off the Mare Island Navy Yard,
California, 2 May 1946.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the Collections of the
Naval Historical Center #NH 98195.
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USNHC |
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USS Pasadena (CL 65) Off the Mare Island Navy Yard,
California, 2 May 1946. Among the attack transports alongside
the seawall at left are USS
Shelburne (APA 205) and USS
Sarasota (APA 204).
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the Collections of the
Naval Historical Center #NH 98196.
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USNHC |
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USS Pasadena (CL 65) Off the Mare Island Navy Yard,
California, 2 May 1946.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the Collections of the
Naval Historical Center #NH 98197.
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USNHC |
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USS Pasadena (CL 65) Plan view, forward, taken at the
Mare Island Navy Yard, California, 8 May 1946. Note crewmen
working on the ship, and the many visible details of her
structure, among them the two forward 6"/47 triple gun turrets
and two of her six 5"/38 twin gun mounts. White outlines mark
recent alterations to the ship.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the Collections of the
Naval Historical Center #NH 98198 .
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USNHC |
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USS Pasadena (CL 65) Plan view, amidships, taken at the
Mare Island Navy Yard, California, 8 May 1946. Note details of
her structure, among them two 5"/38 twin gun mounts, twin and
quadruple 40mm gun mounts, whaleboat and davits, and life rafts.
The truck on shore is an International type, with Navy serial
number 45742. White outlines mark recent alterations to the
ship.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the Collections of the
Naval Historical Center #NH 98199.
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USNHC |
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USS Pasadena (CL 65) Plan view, aft, taken at the Mare
Island Navy Yard, California, 8 May 1946. Note details of her
structure, among them 6"/47 triple gun turrets, 5"/38 twin gun
mounts, and Curtiss SC floatplanes on the catapults. White
outlines mark recent alterations to the ship.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the Collections of the
Naval Historical Center #NH 98200.
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USNHC |
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Port bow view while at anchor, circa 1948-1949, location
unknown. |
Ron Smith |
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USS Pasadena (CL 65) Entering Pearl Harbor, Hawaii,
during a NROTC Midshipmen's cruise in the Summer of 1948. The
photograph was released for publication on 9 August 1948.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the Collections of the
Naval Historical Center #NH 98201.
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USNHC |
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Port bow view, at anchor, while assigned to the Pacific Reserve
Fleet in Bremerton, WA, 1972. |
Richard Leonhardt |
