View from the forward fire control tower of USS Iowa, looking aft, as the ship arrived at Norfolk, Virginia, United States on 15 Apr 1943; note USS Lexington (Essex-class) in the background, and the Chamberlin-Vanderbilt Hotel building further beyond.

Historical Information
Caption     View from the forward fire control tower of USS Iowa, looking aft, as the ship arrived at Norfolk, Virginia, United States on 15 Apr 1943; note USS Lexington (Essex-class) in the background, and the Chamberlin-Vanderbilt Hotel building further beyond. ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Hampton Roads, Virginia, United States
Date 15 Apr 1943
Photographer    Unknown
 
Source Information
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy
Link to Source    Link
Identification Code   80-G-K-6061
 
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More on...   
Iowa   Main article  Photos  
Lexington (Essex-class)   Main article  Photos  
Photos on Same Day 15 Apr 1943
 
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Licensing  Public Domain. According to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government".

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Added By C. Peter Chen
Photo Size 5,816 x 3,832 pixels



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1. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
25 Apr 2025 03:44:14 PM

The Navy caption for this photo says it was taken on 18 May 1943 but this is incorrect. On 18 May 1943 Iowa was anchored in Chesapeake Bay and Lexington was in Trinidad. May 18th is more likely the date the photo arrived in the Navy files (this is not uncommon for US Navy photo dates). The presence of the Chamberlin-Vanderbilt Hotel in the photo’s background (Old Point Comfort, north side of the channel) means this photo shows both ships entering Hampton Roads at Norfolk, Virginia. The only time both ships were together entering Hampton Roads during this period was mid-day on 15 Apr 1943.

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