The Snapshots in Time Collection
Aerial View of U.S. Navy Destroyer Laying Smoke Screen, Pacific Theater, WWII (Petrof Bay Task Group Collection)
An aerial photograph from the USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80) collection shows a U.S. Navy escort vessel laying a smoke screen while underway in the Pacific. Smoke screens were used by warships to conceal task forces from enemy aircraft and surface observation during World War II naval operations. Project: 218467