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View of USS New JerseyView of USS New JerseyUSS S-44 off Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 11 Jun 1943USS S-44 off Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 11 Jun 1943
View of USS New Jersey's bow during her commissioning ceremony, Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 23 May 1943View of USS New Jersey's stern during her commissioning ceremony, Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 23 May 1943USS S-44 off Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 11 Jun 1943USS S-44 off Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 11 Jun 1943
Commissioning ceremony of USS Guam, Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 17 Sep 1944, photo 1 of 2Commissioning ceremony of USS Guam, Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 17 Sep 1944, photo 2 of 2Scrapping of Marblehead in Dry Dock No. 4, Philadelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 10 Jan 1946Raising of the French flag aboard the ex-USS Langley upon being commissioned as the La Fayette in the French Navy, Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Pennsylvania, United States, 2 Jun 1951
Commissioning ceremony of USS Guam, Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 17 Sep 1944, photo 1 of 2Commissioning ceremony of USS Guam, Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 17 Sep 1944, photo 2 of 2Scrapping of Marblehead in Dry Dock No. 4, Philadelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 10 Jan 1946Raising of the French flag aboard the ex-USS Langley upon being commissioned as the La Fayette in the French Navy, Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Pennsylvania, United States, 2 Jun 1951
Aerial view of the Reserve Fleet Basin at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 19 May 1955One of the last photographs of the former USS Chester as she was towed out of the Philadelphia reserve fleet on her way to the breakers yard, 1959.USS Shangri-La, USS Wisconsin, and USS Iowa at Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States; seen in Oct 1978 issue of US Navy publication All HandsUSS Shangri-La, USS Wisconsin, and USS Iowa at Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 8 Jul 1978
Aerial view of the Reserve Fleet Basin at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 19 May 1955One of the last photographs of the former USS Chester as she was towed out of the Philadelphia reserve fleet on her way to the breakers yard, 1959.USS Shangri-La, USS Wisconsin, and USS Iowa at Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States; seen in Oct 1978 issue of US Navy publication All HandsUSS Shangri-La, USS Wisconsin, and USS Iowa at Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 8 Jul 1978
USS Saratoga (foreground) arriving at Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 1 Oct 1980; note USS Shangri-La (background); seen in Feb 1981 edition of US Navy publication All Hands
USS Saratoga (foreground) arriving at Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 1 Oct 1980; note USS Shangri-La (background); seen in Feb 1981 edition of US Navy publication All Hands

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