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USS Amsterdam (CL 101) was sponsored by Mrs. William E. Hasenfuss, the first "Gold Star Mother" of Amsterdam, N.Y., who had lost a son, William E Hasenfuss Jr, in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941; and commissioned at the Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Va., on 8 January 1945.
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Two shipyard workers, R.V. Larmer (left) & Mrs. F. V. Gaulbin, look proudly at the Navy's new cruiser Amsterdam (101) poised on the ways of the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company ready for launching tommorrow. Mrs. William E. Hasenfuss, the first "Gold Star Mother" of Amsterdam, N.Y., will be the sponsor.
A.P. Wirephoto.
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Amsterdam christening by Mrs. William E. Hasenfuss, on 25 April 1944. |
Dale Hargrave |
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Amsterdam sliding down the ways on 25 April 1944. |
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USS Amsterdam (CL 101) seen here in the final
days of WW2, the Amsterdam was the last Cleveland class ship
commissioned in time to see service in WW2. She was part of the
final push on Japan. Commissioned on 8 January 1945, she had a
short service life, being decommissioned on 30 June 1947. |
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USS AMSTERDAM (CL 101) IS COMMISSIONED
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Image and text provided by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Library, Chapel Hill, NC.
Photo courtesy of The Wilmington Morning Star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 09 January 1945, FINAL EDITION, Image 2, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
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Starboard bow view off the Norfolk Navy Yard, 29 Jan 1945. Note
the high waterline. She has yet to take on ammunition.
U.S. Navy Photo #9610(45)
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Starboard quarter view off the Norfolk Navy Yard, 29 Jan 1945.
Note the high waterline. She has yet to take on ammunition.
U.S. Navy Photo #9612(45)
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David Buell |
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Starboard side view off the Norfolk Navy Yard, 29 Jan 1945. She is painted in Camouflage Measure 31a, Design 10C.
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Robert Hurst |
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Stern view of the USS Amsterdam (CL 101) in Portland, Oregon on Navy Day, 16 October 1945.
Oregon Historical Society, Portland, Lot 1284. Used for educational and non-commercial purposes.
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John Chiquoine. |
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The crowd waits the time away while someone is transported into a waiting ambulance from the USS Amsterdam (CL 101) in Portland, Oregon on Navy Day, 16 October 1945.
Oregon Historical Society, Portland, Lot 1284. Used for educational and non-commercial purposes.
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John Chiquoine. |
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Flyby over the USS Amsterdam (CL 101) in Astoria, Oregon on Navy Day, 16 October 1945.
Oregon Historical Society, Portland, Lot 1284. Used for educational and non-commercial purposes.
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Port side view, while laid up in the Reserve Fleet.
From the Larry Cote collection. |
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