Task Force bound from Kwajalein to Saipan for the invasion of the Mariana Islands, mid-Jun 1944. Photo taken from USS Honolulu. Note the OS2U Kingfisher float plane on the catapult.

Caption     Task Force bound from Kwajalein to Saipan for the invasion of the Mariana Islands, mid-Jun 1944. Photo taken from USS Honolulu. Note the OS2U Kingfisher float plane on the catapult. ww2dbase
Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy
Identification Code   80-G-295134
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Photo Size 1,174 x 916 pixels
Photos on Same Day 14 Jun 1944
Photos at Same Place Pacific Ocean
Added By David Stubblebine
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1. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
7 Jul 2023 09:49:00 PM

The trailing ships are cruisers USS St. Louis, USS Wichita, USS Minneapolis, USS San Francisco, and USS New Orleans; battleships USS Idaho, USS Pennsylvania, and USS New Mexico; and aircraft carriers USS Corregidor and USS Coral Sea.

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