Photos of World War II Ships | World War II Database

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USS Bennington underway in the Atlantic with jet aircraft on deck, 1954 after her first modernization. Note the removal of the four 5-inch gun turrets and the addition of 40mm gun tubs, most notably on the bow.	USS Bergall underway, circa 1954	USS Caiman underway, post 1953	USS Iowa (foreground) and sister-ship USS New Jersey on maneuvers in the Atlantic, mid-1950s.

USS Porterfield refueling from USS Hancock, 1954, photo 1 of 3	USS Porterfield refueling from USS Hancock, 1954, photo 2 of 3	USS Porterfield refueling from USS Hancock, 1954, photo 3 of 3	USS Yorktown, 1950s

Arromanches underway off French Indochina in the Gulf of Tonkin, Jan 1954; note F6F-5 Hellcat and SB2C-5 Helldiver aircraft on the flight deck	Air show held aboard USS Wasp in honor of Chiang Kaishek, off Taiwan, 10 Jan 1954, photo 1 of 4; seen in USS Wasp Cruise Book	Air show held aboard USS Wasp in honor of Chiang Kaishek, off Taiwan, 10 Jan 1954, photo 2 of 4; seen in USS Wasp Cruise Book	Air show held aboard USS Wasp in honor of Chiang Kaishek, off Taiwan, 10 Jan 1954, photo 3 of 4; seen in USS Wasp Cruise Book

Air show held aboard USS Wasp in honor of Chiang Kaishek, off Taiwan, 10 Jan 1954, photo 4 of 4; seen in USS Wasp Cruise Book	Chiang Ching-Kuo aboard USS Wasp, off Taiwan, 10 Jan 1954; seen in USS Wasp Cruise Book	Chiang Kaishek aboard USS Wasp, off Taiwan, 10 Jan 1954; seen in USS Wasp Cruise Book	Chiang Kaishek aboard USS Wasp, off Taiwan, 10 Jan 1954; seen in USS Wasp Cruise Book

Chiang Kaishek aboard USS Wasp, off Taiwan, 10 Jan 1954; seen in USS Wasp Cruise Book	Superstructure of USS Wasp while off Taiwan, 10 Jan 1954; note Republic of China naval ensign for the occasion of visit by Chiang Kaishek; seen in USS Wasp Cruise Book	USS Hornet en route to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, 10 Jan 1954	USS Sicily and USS Yorktown at Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, early Feb 1954; note AF Guardian aircraft on Sicily and AD Skyraider aircraft on Yorktown