Carriers at anchor in Ulithi Lagoon, Caroline Islands, 2 Feb 1945. Left to right are Wasp (Essex-class), Cabot (Independence-class), Cowpens (Independence-class), and Hornet (Essex-class).

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Caption     Carriers at anchor in Ulithi Lagoon, Caroline Islands, 2 Feb 1945. Left to right are Wasp (Essex-class), Cabot (Independence-class), Cowpens (Independence-class), and Hornet (Essex-class). ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Ulithi, Caroline Islands
Date 2 Feb 1945
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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy via NavSource
 
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Cabot   Main article  Photos  
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Photos on Same Day 2 Feb 1945
 
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Added By David Stubblebine
Photo Size 1,280 x 960 pixels



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1. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
8 Sep 2024 08:00:53 PM

A week later, these ships would depart with Task Force 58 for strikes against Japan. This photograph was taken by the ship’s photographer aboard USS Astoria (Cleveland-class). The carrier at left is identified by some sources as the Lexington (Essex-class) but Lexington was berthed almost 5,000 yards away, about two miles to the right and slightly behind the photographer. The small wake in the center is probably an LCVP and directly beyond the LCVP on the horizon is a battleship, probably USS Wisconsin. On the horizon to the right of Hornet is one of Ulithi’s small islands, probably Potangeras.

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