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Screws and stern of the cruiser Northampton on the ways ten days before her launching, Bethlehem Steel Fore River Shipyard in Quincy, Massachusetts, United States, 26 Aug 1929. Note the man standing on the scaffold next to the propeller shaft.Commissioning ceremonies aboard the cruiser Northampton at the Bethlehem Steel Fore River Shipyard in Quincy, Massachusetts, United States, 17 May 1930. Note the senior officers in their cocked hats.USS Northampton at anchor, location unknown, 1930s. Note the sailor in the Bosun’s Chair hanging from the bow.USS Northampton on the East River under Manhattan Bridge, New York City, New York, United States, 1930s.
Screws and stern of the cruiser Northampton on the ways ten days before her launching, Bethlehem Steel Fore River Shipyard in Quincy, Massachusetts, United States, 26 Aug 1929. Note the man standing on the scaffold next to the propeller shaft.Commissioning ceremonies aboard the cruiser Northampton at the Bethlehem Steel Fore River Shipyard in Quincy, Massachusetts, United States, 17 May 1930. Note the senior officers in their cocked hats.USS Northampton at anchor, location unknown, 1930s. Note the sailor in the Bosun’s Chair hanging from the bow.USS Northampton on the East River under Manhattan Bridge, New York City, New York, United States, 1930s.
USS Northampton underway, location unknown, early 1930s.Broadside view of cruiser USS Northampton, late 1930s. Note SOC Seagull floatplanes on the aircraft catapults amidships.Louisville, Salt Lake City, Northampton, and Chicago turning in formation with three other Scouting Force heavy cruisers to create a slick for landing seaplanes, off Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 31 Jan 1933Seven cruisers at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 2 Feb 1933. Clockwise from left are Augusta, Chicago, Salt Lake City, Louisville, Pensacola, unidentified destroyer, Fox, Kane (on marine railway), Northampton, and Chester.
USS Northampton underway, location unknown, early 1930s.Broadside view of cruiser USS Northampton, late 1930s. Note SOC Seagull floatplanes on the aircraft catapults amidships.Louisville, Salt Lake City, Northampton, and Chicago turning in formation with three other Scouting Force heavy cruisers to create a slick for landing seaplanes, off Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 31 Jan 1933Seven cruisers at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 2 Feb 1933. Clockwise from left are Augusta, Chicago, Salt Lake City, Louisville, Pensacola, unidentified destroyer, Fox, Kane (on marine railway), Northampton, and Chester.
Heavy cruiser USS Chester leading her sister ships, USS Salt Lake City, USS Pensacola, and USS Northampton during Fleet Problem XV in Panama Bay, Panama, 21 Apr 1934.Cruiser USS Northampton in the Pedro Miguel Locks of the Panama Canal passing to the Pacific, Dec 1934.Cruiser USS Northampton underway, location unknown, 23 Aug 1935.Broadside view of USS Northampton, location unknown, late 1930s.
Heavy cruiser USS Chester leading her sister ships, USS Salt Lake City, USS Pensacola, and USS Northampton during Fleet Problem XV in Panama Bay, Panama, 21 Apr 1934.Cruiser USS Northampton in the Pedro Miguel Locks of the Panama Canal passing to the Pacific, Dec 1934.Cruiser USS Northampton underway, location unknown, 23 Aug 1935.Broadside view of USS Northampton, location unknown, late 1930s.
Cruiser USS Northampton at anchor off Gonaïves, Haiti, early 1939.Cruiser USS Northampton arriving at Brisbane, Australia, 5 Aug 1941. Note her false bow wave camouflage. Photo 1 of 2.Cruiser USS Northampton arriving at Brisbane, Australia, 5 Aug 1941. Note her false bow wave camouflage. Photo 2 of 2.Cruiser USS Northampton arriving at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii the day after the attack, 8 Dec 1941. Note her false bow wave camouflage. Photo 1 of 2.
Cruiser USS Northampton at anchor off Gonaïves, Haiti, early 1939.Cruiser USS Northampton arriving at Brisbane, Australia, 5 Aug 1941. Note her false bow wave camouflage. Photo 1 of 2.Cruiser USS Northampton arriving at Brisbane, Australia, 5 Aug 1941. Note her false bow wave camouflage. Photo 2 of 2.Cruiser USS Northampton arriving at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii the day after the attack, 8 Dec 1941. Note her false bow wave camouflage. Photo 1 of 2.
Cruiser USS Northampton arriving at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii the day after the attack, 8 Dec 1941. Note her false bow wave camouflage. Photo 2 of 2.Cruiser USS Northampton underway, location unknown, early 1942. Note her false bow wave camouflage.Cruiser USS Northampton firing her 5-inch guns in a bombardment of Wotje in the Marshall Islands, 1 Feb 1942. Note cruiser Salt Lake City in the background. Page 2 of 2.Cruiser USS Northampton firing her 8-inch guns in a bombardment of Wotje in the Marshall Islands, 1 Feb 1942. Note cruiser Salt Lake City in the background. Page 1 of 2.
Cruiser USS Northampton arriving at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii the day after the attack, 8 Dec 1941. Note her false bow wave camouflage. Photo 2 of 2.Cruiser USS Northampton underway, location unknown, early 1942. Note her false bow wave camouflage.Cruiser USS Northampton firing her 5-inch guns in a bombardment of Wotje in the Marshall Islands, 1 Feb 1942. Note cruiser Salt Lake City in the background. Page 2 of 2.Cruiser USS Northampton firing her 8-inch guns in a bombardment of Wotje in the Marshall Islands, 1 Feb 1942. Note cruiser Salt Lake City in the background. Page 1 of 2.

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