The Snapshots in Time Collection
USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80) Flight Deck with Sailors Manning the Rail, Passing Beneath the Golden Gate Bridge
Sailors man the rail aboard the escort carrier USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80) as the ship passes beneath San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge. Commissioned in 1944, Petrof Bay served in major Pacific campaigns of World War II, including Leyte Gulf and Okinawa. This photograph likely records the carrier's return to or departure from a West Coast port, a routine but symbolic moment for crews returning from the Pacific war. Project: 218431