Astoria (New Orleans-class) Photographs


Astoria off Long Beach, CA, circa 1930s	USS Astoria entering Honolulu harbor during her shakedown cruise, US Territory of Hawaii, 9 Jul 1934	Astoria's bridge area while at Mare Island Navy Yard, 9 Jul 1941	Astoria off Mare Island Navy Yard, 11 Jul 1941, photo 1 of 2

Astoria off Mare Island Navy Yard, 11 Jul 1941, photo 2 of 2	Gunnery practice with 5-in guns aboard Astoria, circa spring 1942	Astoria arriving at Pearl Harbor with Task Force 17, 27 May 1942	Astoria at Pearl Harbor, Jun 1942

Astoria stopped to pick up downed pilot Lt (jg) Paul Holmberg, 1342, 4 Jun 1942; the SBD piloted by Lt Cmdr Maxwell Leslie in center of picture was also about to ditch from low fuel	Fletcher in a whaleboat waiting to board cruiser Astoria after his flagship Yorktown had been disabled, 1300, 4 Jun 1942	Lt Cmdr Maxwell Leslie about to ditch his SBD by cruiser Astoria, about 1342-1348, 4 Jun 1942	Starboard side guns of Yorktown ready to fire, 4 Jun 1942; note the smoke rising from the carrier; cruiser Astoria in background

US Navy pilot Lieutenant Commander Maxwell Leslie's SBD aircraft crashing safely into the sea due to lack of fuel beside USS Astoria, 1348 hours, 4 Jun 1942	USS Astoria passing by USS Yorktown (foreground), 4 Jun 1942	VB-3 Commanding Officer Lieutenant Commander Max Leslie ditched his SBD bomber near Astoria due to fuel exhaustion, Battle of Midway, 4 Jun 1942; a PBY flew nearby	Astoria during battle practice off Hawaii, 8 Jul 1942, photo 1 of 2

Astoria during battle practice off Hawaii, 8 Jul 1942, photo 2 of 2	Astoria off Tulagi during the American invasion, 6 Aug 1942