Escort carrier USS Bogue at anchor off Quonset Point, Rhode Island, United States, Feb 1945. Note the 1943 addition of a HF/DF antenna mast forward of the island, essential for Bogue’s mission as a Hunter-Killer ship.

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Caption     Escort carrier USS Bogue at anchor off Quonset Point, Rhode Island, United States, Feb 1945. Note the 1943 addition of a HF/DF antenna mast forward of the island, essential for Bogue’s mission as a Hunter-Killer ship. ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Quonset Point, Rhode Island, United States
Date  Feb 1945
Photographer    Unknown
 
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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy
Identification Code   80-G-266581
 
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1. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
14 Dec 2021 01:49:57 PM

Note also the TBM Avengers with their engine covers removed and engines throttled up during engine tests.

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