Photo #: NH 98122
USS Birmingham (CL-62)
At the Mare Island Navy Yard, 22 January 1945, following battle
damage repair and overhaul.
Photographed from one of the Navy Yard cranes, this "plan
view" of the ship's forward area shows a number of recent
alterations, enclosed in white lines drawn on the image.
Notable features include the forward Mark 37 Gun Director with
antennas for Mark 12 and Mark 22 radars (upper left center);
6"/47, 5"/38, 40mm and 20mm guns; protective canvas
covers on 40mm gun barrels; and a variety of equipment on the
ship's command platform.
Also note the portable gangway between the ship and the pier,
and very long shadows cast by people standing on the pier.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the Collections of the
Naval Historical Center.
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