The Snapshots in Time Collection

U.S. Navy Battleship or Heavy Cruiser at Anchor Near Bay Bridge, World War II Era

U.S. Navy Battleship or Heavy Cruiser at Anchor Near Bay Bridge, World War II Era

A U.S. Navy capital ship rides at anchor in a major harbor during World War II, its floatplanes poised on catapults fore and aft. The distant truss bridge suggests this scene took place in San Francisco Bay, a key staging point for naval forces bound for the Pacific war. Project: 218696