Anchored, probably at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba during her shakedown cruise, circa July/August 1945.

USN Photo

USS Providence is fitting out at the South Boston Naval Annex yard on 17 October 1945. That day a number of heavy ships arrived from WestPac for the city's celebration of Navy Day and the war's conclusion.

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USS Fargo (CL 106) Firing salutes on 15 June 1946, upon her arrival at Gibraltar for a tour of duty in the Mediterranean Sea. Photographed from USS Providence (CL 82). Note floater nets stowed on top of Providence's Number Two 6"/47 gun turret.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives #80-G-343425.

Photo Caption: "(NY1-March 30)--U.S. CRUISER ARRIVES AT MALTA--The USS Providence, cruiser flagship of Rear Adm. George C. Dyer, enters Valletta Grand Harbor, Malta, after participating in exercises off Malta with other U.S. warships."

Photo of the Midway Battle group during her first Med deployment. There are three Cleveland-Class cruisers shown. From front to back; USS Portsmouth (CL 102), USS Providence (CL 82), and either USS Little Rock (CL 92) or USS Manchester (CL 83). Two destroyers are also visible. From the collection of Charles J. Beggy, Jr., ET2, USN (Ret.)

Starboard quarter view, showing Curtiss SC Seahawk float planes on USS Providence (CL 82) in the Mediterranean - May 1947.

LIFE Magazine Archives - Tony Linck Photographer, shared by Peter DeForest.

Moored in Naples, Italy, sometime in May 1947, outboard is USS Dayton (CL 105) (left). USS Yellowstone (AD 27) is in the background. The pier is the Italian cruiser Muzio Attendolo which was sunk in Naples harbor in 1942 by the USAAF. A catwalk was welded to the hull of the capsized ship and it was used as a pier. (location identified by Charles Taylor)

Photo by Tony Linck, Life Magazine, used for educational and non-commercial purposes.

Moored in Naples, Italy, sometime in May, 1947, USS Dayton (CL 105) (right) is outboard. Photo taken from USS Yellowstone (AD 27).
(location identified by Charles Taylor)

Photo by Tony Linck, Life Magazine, used for educational and non-commercial purposes.

USS Providence (CL-82); USS Little Rock (CL 92); and USS Portsmouth (CL 102) (listed left to right) At San Juan, Puerto Rico, 15 May 1948. Note the differing radar antenna rigs, and other details of these three Cleveland class light cruisers, each ten numbers apart in the cruiser hull number series.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives #80-G-343434.

USS Providence (CL 82) Underway in the Mediterranean Sea, circa September 1948 - January 1949.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives #80-G-343435.

USS Providence (CL 82) with USS Chewaucan (AOG 50) coming alongside at Gibraltar, circa late September 1948, as seen from USS Albany (CA 123). Sixth Task Fleet destroyers are moored in the right distance. Photo released for publication 4 October 1948. It was taken as Albany relieved USS Fargo (CL 106) as flagship of the Sixth Task Fleet, operating in the Mediterranean Sea. Two other cruisers and ten destroyers were among the units relieved in line with Navy policy of rotating ships on duty in the Mediterranean approximately every four months. The presence of a number of British Navy ships, among them the battleship Vanguard, resulted in the largest concentration of U.S. and British ships at Gibraltar since World War II.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center #NH 98532.

Sixth Task Fleet ships silhouetted by the evening sun, while anchored in Phaleron Bay off Piraeus, Greece, 17 October 1948. The ships are (from left to right): USS Little Rock (CL 92); USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB 42); USS Providence (CL-82); and USS Albany (CA 123).

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives #80-G-706506.

USS Providence (CL 82) At Livorno (Leghorn), Italy, 4 December 1948.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives #80-G-343440.

Stern view of the light cruisers USS Providence (CL 82) and USS Little Rock (CL 92) in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet, February, 1950 at Bayonne, New Jersey.

Life Magazine Archives, Herbert Gehr photographer. Shared by David DeForest.

Undated starboard bow view while underway. The crew appears to be at quarters.

U.S. Navy photo.

Starboard bow view while moored, date and location unknown.

U.S. Navy photo.

USS Providence (CLG 6) Undergoes an inclining experiment, 5 December 1959, shortly after completion of her conversion to a guided-missile cruiser. Probably taken at the Boston Naval Shipyard, Massachusetts.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center #NH 98534.

USS Providence (CLG 6) View of the ship's forward guns (a triple 6"/47 gun turret and a twin 5"/38 gun mount) and her bridge face, taken during an inclining experiment at the Long Beach Naval Shipyard, California, 12 January 1962. Note the underway replenishment gear stowed atop the six-inch gun turret.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center #NH 98535.

USS Providence (CLG 6) View of the ship's forward superstructure and gun directors, taken during an inclining experiment at the Long Beach Naval Shipyard, California, 12 January 1962.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center #NH 98536.

USS Providence (CLG 6) Ship's Commanding Officer, Captain B.D. Voegelin, points out the "E" award, with one hashmark, on her Mark 9 "Terrier" guided missile launcher, 2 May 1962. Looking on is Rear Admiral K.L. Veth, Commander Mine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet and Commander Naval Base Los Angeles. As a Captain, Veth was Providence's first Commanding Officer when she was commissioned in 1959. The hashmark represents the second missile "E" won by Providence in two years of Fleet competition. In her first year she won the Cruiser Battle Efficiency "E" and the Marjorie Sterrett Battleship Award for the most outstanding cruiser in the Pacific Fleet. Photographed at Long Beach, California.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center #NH 98548.

USS Oklahoma City (CLG 5) is moved alongside USS Providence (CLG 6) at Yokosuka Naval Station, Japan, 7 July 1964. Vice Admiral Roy L. Johnson, Commander Seventh Fleet, and his flag staff were moving from Providence to Oklahoma City at the conclusion of the former's first tour as fleet flagship. Photographed by PHAN R.L. White, USN.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center #NH 98674.

Yokosuka Naval Station, Japan - Harbor tugs move USS Oklahoma City (CLG 5) alongside USS Providence (CLG 6) for change of Seventh Fleet flagship, 7 July 1964. Commander Seventh Fleet, Vice Admiral Roy L. Johnson, transferred his flag and staff from Providence to Oklahoma City at the conclusion of the former's first tour as Fleet flagship. Note LCU 637 and several harbor tugs on the wharf, at left; large dockyard cranes; tunnels in the cliff in the background; and the large number of automobiles on board Oklahoma City.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives #USN 1104112.

USS Providence (CLG 6) At the Hunter's Point Division of San Francisco Bay Naval Shipyard, at the time of an inclining experiment, 24 June 1965. Note her partially painted hull.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center #NH 98537.

USS Providence (CLG 6) At the Hunter's Point Division of San Francisco Bay Naval Shipyard, at the time of an inclining experiment, 24 June 1965. Note her partially painted hull.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center #NH 98538.

USS Providence (CLG 6) View of the ship's foredeck, taken at the Hunter's Point Division of San Francisco Bay Naval Shipyard at the time of an inclining experiment, 24 June 1965. Note her forward guns, a twin 5"/38 mount and a triple 6"/47 turret, the latter with underway replenishment gear erected on its top.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center #NH 98539.

USS Providence (CLG 6) View of the ship's afterdeck, taken at the Hunter's Point Division of San Francisco Bay Naval Shipyard at the time of an inclining experiment, 24 June 1965. Note her helicopter landing area and launcher for "Terrier" guided missiles.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center #NH 98540.

USS Providence (CLG 6) Underway on 6 June 1966. Photographed by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class W.L. Washabaugh, USN.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center #NH 98541.

USS Providence (CLG 6) At the Hunter's Point Naval Shipyard while undergoing an inclining experiment, 12 July 1970. USS Coral Sea (CVA 43) is in the background.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center #NH 98542.

USS Providence (CLG 6) View of the ship forward and amidships, taken at the Hunter's Point Naval Shipyard while she was undergoing an inclining experiment, 12 July 1970. Note Sailor sentry, armed with an M1 rifle, on deck by the ship's 6"/47 gun turret.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center #NH 98543.

USS Providence (CLG 6) View amidships, looking forward, taken at the Hunter's Point Naval Shipyard while she was undergoing an inclining experiment, 12 July 1970. Note radar antennas and other electronic gear on the cruiser's three masts.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center #NH 98544.

USS Providence (CLG 6) View amidships, looking aft, taken at the Hunter's Point Naval Shipyard while she was undergoing an inclining experiment, 12 July 1970. Note radar antennas and other electronic gear, boats and boat-handling equipment. The carrier USS Ranger (CVA 61) is partially visible in the drydock at the top center of the photograph.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center #NH 98545.

USS Providence (CLG 6) View aft, taken at the Hunter's Point Naval Shipyard while she was undergoing an inclining experiment, 12 July 1970. Note Mark 9 twin-arm launcher for "Terrier" guided missiles and the pair of missile guidance radars, satellite communications antenna, and stowed underway replenishment gear. The large blocks on the main deck edges are weights used during the inclining experiment.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center #NH 98546.

USS Providence (CLG 6) Underway in Puget Sound after her visit to Seattle, Washington, for the Seafair, August 1971.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives #USN 1149442.

USS Providence (CLG 6) Framed by the U.S. Ensign while underway in a harbor, circa the early 1970s. The original print was received in 1973.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center #NH 98547.

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