File:USS Pittsburgh (CA-72) Underway After She Lost Her Bow In June 1945.jpg
The U.S. Navy heavy cruiser USS Pittsburgh (CA-72) en route to Guam for temporary repairs, shortly after she lost her bow in a typhoon on 5 June 1945.
Note that the wartime censor has removed the radar antennas only on the forward Mk 34 and Mk 37 gun directors.
Date
Source
U.S. Navy photo [1] from Navsource.org;
Author
U.S. Navy; The original uploader was Ahseaton at English Wikipedia., later version(s) were uploaded by Cobatfor at en.wikipedia, 2005-07-23 (first version); 2015-06-13 (last version).
Note that the wartime censor has removed the radar antennas only on the forward Mk 34 and Mk 37 gun directors.
Licensing
![]() |
This file is a work of a sailor or employee of the U.S. Navy, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, it is in the public domain in the United States.
|
![]() |
This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. |
Original upload log
The original description page was here. All following user names refer to en.wikipedia.
Date/Time | Dimensions | User | Comment |
---|---|---|---|
2015-06-13 04:59 | 780×649× (345528 bytes) | Cobatfor | levels |
2005-07-23 06:55 | 785×656× (159794 bytes) | Ahseaton | USS Pittsburgh (CA-72) after typhoon Photo taken June 10, 1945 showing the Pittsburgh returning to base. On June 5, 1945, she lost 104 feet of her bow during a typhoon. {{PD-USGov-Military-Navy}} |