![USS New Mexico, circa 1934, photo 1 of 3 [Colorized by WW2DB]](/images/ai/20230224/5b2d678bcb781.jpg)
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Caption | USS New Mexico, circa 1934, photo 1 of 3 [Colorized by WW2DB] ww2dbase | ||||
Date | 1934 | ||||
Photographer | Unknown | ||||
Colorization Note | This photograph was originally a black and white photograph; the colorized version presented here was a derivative work by WW2DB. The colors used in this version were speculative, and could be significantly different from the real colors. Processed using Adobe Photoshop Image Processor, with default neural filter, selecting "None" as the profile. View the original black and white photograph at its own permanent page. | ||||
Colorized Date | 24 Feb 2023 | ||||
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Added By | C. Peter Chen | ||||
Photo Size | 553 x 271 pixels |
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C. Peter Chen says:
5 Dec 2018 09:51:08 AM
To Anonymous of 5 Dec 2018: Her basket masts were removed during the 1931-1933 modernization.

5 Dec 2018 09:51:08 AM
To Anonymous of 5 Dec 2018: Her basket masts were removed during the 1931-1933 modernization.
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5 Dec 2018 04:42:15 AM
these photos are NOT circa 1934, as the New Mexico would have had the old basket masts. These photos were after the refit just after the start of WW 2