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USS Hancock in Dazzle paint scheme Measure 32, Design 3A during sea trials on her transit from Boston, Massachusetts to Norfolk, Virginia, 22 May 1944. Photo 2 of 2.Bow on view of USS Hornet (Essex-class) at anchor in Berth X-14, Majuro Lagoon, Marshall Islands, 29 May 1944. Note F6F Hellcat fighters spotted on the flight deck.USS Yorktown (Essex-class) in the channel leaving Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 29 May 1944.USS Yorktown (Essex-class) in the channel leaving Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 29 May 1944.
USS Hancock in Dazzle paint scheme Measure 32, Design 3A during sea trials on her transit from Boston, Massachusetts to Norfolk, Virginia, 22 May 1944. Photo 2 of 2.Bow on view of USS Hornet (Essex-class) at anchor in Berth X-14, Majuro Lagoon, Marshall Islands, 29 May 1944. Note F6F Hellcat fighters spotted on the flight deck.USS Yorktown (Essex-class) in the channel leaving Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 29 May 1944.USS Yorktown (Essex-class) in the channel leaving Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 29 May 1944.
USS Yorktown (Essex-class) in the channel leaving Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 29 May 1944.USS Yorktown (Essex-class) in the channel leaving Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 29 May 1944.Newly commissioned USS Ticonderoga moves down the Elizabeth River from the Norfolk Navy Yard to the deperming crib, Portsmouth, Virginia, United States, May 30 1944; note camouflage Measure 33 Design 10AStarboard quarter view of USS Ticonderoga on the Elizabeth River, Portsmouth, Virginia, Untied States, May 30, 1944.
USS Yorktown (Essex-class) in the channel leaving Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 29 May 1944.USS Yorktown (Essex-class) in the channel leaving Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 29 May 1944.Newly commissioned USS Ticonderoga moves down the Elizabeth River from the Norfolk Navy Yard to the deperming crib, Portsmouth, Virginia, United States, May 30 1944; note camouflage Measure 33 Design 10AStarboard quarter view of USS Ticonderoga on the Elizabeth River, Portsmouth, Virginia, Untied States, May 30, 1944.
USS Ticonderoga at Norfolk, Virginia, United States, 30 May 1944; note camouflage Measure 33 Design 10AUSS Ticonderoga being pushed by tugboats at Naval Air Station Hampton Roads, Virginia, United States, 30 May 1944Captain Dixie Kiefer (right) talking it over with his executive officer Commander Willian O. Burch on the bridge of the USS Ticonderoga during her shakedown cruise, Jun 1944.Essex-class carrier Yorktown underway in the Mariana Islands, Jun 1944; note camouflage Measure 33, Design 10a; also F6F Hellcat fighters, TBF Avenger torpedo bombers, and SB2C Helldiver dive bombers
USS Ticonderoga at Norfolk, Virginia, United States, 30 May 1944; note camouflage Measure 33 Design 10AUSS Ticonderoga being pushed by tugboats at Naval Air Station Hampton Roads, Virginia, United States, 30 May 1944Captain Dixie Kiefer (right) talking it over with his executive officer Commander Willian O. Burch on the bridge of the USS Ticonderoga during her shakedown cruise, Jun 1944.Essex-class carrier Yorktown underway in the Mariana Islands, Jun 1944; note camouflage Measure 33, Design 10a; also F6F Hellcat fighters, TBF Avenger torpedo bombers, and SB2C Helldiver dive bombers
F6F Hellcat fighter landing on USS Ticonderoga, Jun-Jul 1944SB2C Helldiver of Bombing Squadron VB-7 coming aboard USS Hancock off the United States east coast, mid-1944USS Enterprise steaming in company with USS Lexington (Essex-class) off the Mariana Islands, Jun 1944.USS Yorktown (Essex-class) at anchor in the Majuro Lagoon, Marshall Islands, 5 Jun 1944.
F6F Hellcat fighter landing on USS Ticonderoga, Jun-Jul 1944SB2C Helldiver of Bombing Squadron VB-7 coming aboard USS Hancock off the United States east coast, mid-1944USS Enterprise steaming in company with USS Lexington (Essex-class) off the Mariana Islands, Jun 1944.USS Yorktown (Essex-class) at anchor in the Majuro Lagoon, Marshall Islands, 5 Jun 1944.
USS Yorktown (Essex-class) at anchor in the Majuro Lagoon, Marshall Islands, 5 Jun 1944.USS Yorktown (Essex-class) at anchor in the Majuro Lagoon, Marshall Islands, 5 Jun 1944.USS Yorktown (Essex-class) at anchor in the Majuro Lagoon, Marshall Islands, 5 Jun 1944. Note LCVPUSS Intrepid departing San Francisco, California, 9 Jun 1944 packed with vehicles, equipment, and aircraft including SBD Dauntless, F6F Hellcats, C-45 Expeditors, PV-1 Venturas, and P-61 Black Widows. Photo 1 of 3
USS Yorktown (Essex-class) at anchor in the Majuro Lagoon, Marshall Islands, 5 Jun 1944.USS Yorktown (Essex-class) at anchor in the Majuro Lagoon, Marshall Islands, 5 Jun 1944.USS Yorktown (Essex-class) at anchor in the Majuro Lagoon, Marshall Islands, 5 Jun 1944. Note LCVPUSS Intrepid departing San Francisco, California, 9 Jun 1944 packed with vehicles, equipment, and aircraft including SBD Dauntless, F6F Hellcats, C-45 Expeditors, PV-1 Venturas, and P-61 Black Widows. Photo 1 of 3

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