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The second USS Oakland (CL 95) was laid down at San Francisco, Calif., by Bethlehem Steel Co., on 15 July 1941; launched on 23 October 1942; sponsored by Dr. Aurelia H. Reinhardt.
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This view is looking south down piers 6 and 7 at Beth Steel, Potrero Point. The yard is progressing on construction on what will be USS Oakland (CL 95) on 8 January 1943.
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Photo courtesy of Rick Davis and John Chiquoine. |
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USS Oakland (CL 95) in San Francisco Bay,
California, with the San Francisco waterfront in the background,
2 August 1943.
Photo # NH 98442 courtesy of history.navy.mil.
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Robert Hurst |
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Port side view, underway, WWII era. |
Mike Brock |
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USS Oakland (CL 95) Off San Francisco, California, 2
August 1943.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the
Naval Historical Center #NH 98428.
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USS Oakland (CL 95) Off San Francisco, California, 2
August 1943.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the
Naval Historical Center #NH 98429.
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Excellent overhead photo of USS Oakland (CL 95), dated
3 August 1943.
Photo notes say it was taken from an altitude of 700 feet with
an 8.25 lens, filter minus blue.
USN BuAer photo
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David Buell |
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USS Oakland (CL 95) Plan view, forward, taken from a
pierside crane at the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, on 27
October 1943. Circles mark recent alterations to the ship. USS St. Louis (CL 49) is in
the background, with YHB 21 (ex-SS Tamalpais)
partially visible beyond. Note Sailors sleeping on Oakland's bow
20mm gun position.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the
Naval Historical Center #NH 98445.
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USS Oakland (CL 95) Plan view, amidships looking aft,
taken from a pierside crane at the Mare Island Navy Yard,
California, on 27 October 1943. Circles mark recent alterations
to the ship. Note the twin 40mm gun mount in the lower center of
the view, with its associated director and single 20mm guns
nearby. USS St. Louis (CL 49)
is in the background.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the
Naval Historical Center #NH 98446.
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USS Oakland (CL 95) Plan view, amidships looking
forward, taken from a pierside crane at the Mare Island Navy
Yard, California, on 27 October 1943. Circles mark recent
alterations to the ship. USS St.
Louis (CL 49) is in the left background.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the
Naval Historical Center #NH 98447.
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USS Oakland (CL 95) Plan view, aft, taken from a
pierside crane at the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, on 27
October 1943. Circles mark recent alterations to the ship. Note
depth charge racks on this cruiser's stern. USS
St. Louis (CL 49) is in the left background.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the
Naval Historical Center #NH 98448.
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USS Oakland (CL 95) Off the Mare Island Navy Yard,
California, 29 October 1943.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the
Naval Historical Center #NH 98443.
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USS Oakland (CL 95) Off the Mare Island Navy Yard,
California, with a harbor tug alongside, 29 October 1943.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the
Naval Historical Center #NH 98444.
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Stern view of the USS Oakland (CL 95) departing Mare
Island on 29 Oct 1943.
U.S. Navy Photo #7379-43.
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Darryl Baker |
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Marshall Islands Raids, December 1943 - USS Oakland (CL 95),
at right, and a destroyer firing on Japanese planes attacking
Task Force 50 near the Marshall Islands, 4 December 1943. Two of
the planes are visible, one in the photo's center and the other
near the top. Photographed from USS
Minneapolis (CA 36).
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the
National Archives #80-G-216804.
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USS
Enterprise (CV 6), at left, Under attack by a
Japanese suicide plane, during operations off Okinawa on 11
April 1945. She was hit and damaged on this day, but returned to
action in early May following repairs made at Ulithi. At right
is USS Oakland (CL 95), which is opening fire on the
diving plane. Note tracer shells streaking across the upper part
of the image.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the
National Archives #80-G-315762.
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National Archives |
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USS Oakland (CL 95) Underway in Leyte Gulf, Philippines,
in July 1945. Photographed from USS
Essex (CV 9).
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the
National Archives #80-G-326050.
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USS
Aldebaran (AF 10) re-supplying USS Oakland (CL
95) and USS
Bataan (CVL 29) on the morning of 26 July 1945.
TG38.3 ran with the fleet train of TG30.8 all day past dusk.
George Silk, Life Magazine, hitched a hop in a USS
Ticonderoga Air Group 87 DCap flight to shoot
the forces' activity. Used for educational and non-commercial
purpose.
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John Chiquoine |
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USS Oakland (CL 95) entering San Francisco Bay with the
Golden Gate Bridge in the background. The date of the photo is 20
OCT 1945 (first time back to the States after the war) and the USS
Oakland docked at the Port of Oakland for Navy Day 1945. |
Mike Brock |
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USS Oakland (CL 95) docking in Oakland, California, her
name sake city, on 20 OCT 1945 returning home after World War Two.
The three subs in the photo are (from left) - Unknown, USS
Kraken (SS 370), and USS
Stickleback (SS 415). |
Mike Brock |
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Starboard quarter view while underway in Puget Sound, 24 April
1946.
Puget Sound Navy Yard Photo
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David Buell |
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Post war photo, probably after her overhaul in 1948. Note the
starboard searchlight on the after stack has been moved to
centerline. |
Dave Way, Curator,
Battleship Iowa (BB 61)
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