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Photo # NH 99020:  USS Spokane's silver service, presented by the City of Spokane, Washington

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USS Spokane (CL-120, later CLAA-120), 1946-1973 -- Miscellaneous Views


This page features miscellaneous views related to USS Spokane (CL-120, later CLAA-120).

For other images of and related to this ship, see:

  • Spokane (CL-120, later CLAA-120 and AG-191), 1946-1973.


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    Photo #: NH 99020

    USS Spokane
    (CL-120)

    Ship's first Commanding Officer, Captain Le Merton E. Crist, Jr., with the silver service presented to her by the City of Spokane, Washington. Probably taken circa 17 May 1946, her commissioning date.

    Photograph from the USS Spokane scrapbook, donated by Rear Admiral John M. McIsaac, USN, 1974.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center.

    Online Image: 99KB; 740 x 595 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 99029

    USS Spokane
    (CL-120)

    Crewmen enjoy beer at a ship's "Field Day" party at the Fleet Recreation Park, Norfolk, Virginia, on 14-15 May 1947.

    Photograph from the USS Spokane scrapbook, donated by Rear Admiral John M. McIsaac, USN, 1974.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center.

    Online Image: 87KB; 740 x 525 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 99031

    USS Spokane
    (CL-120)

    Crewmen applaud during an exhibition of Scottish country dancing held at the Royal Naval Barracks, Rosyth, Scotland, during the latter part of 1947.

    Photograph from the USS Spokane scrapbook, donated by Rear Admiral John M. McIsaac, USN, 1974.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center.

    Online Image: 79KB; 740 x 535 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 99032-KN (color)

    USS Spokane (CL-120)

    Menu cover for the ship's Christmas dinner, 25 December 1947.

    Photograph from the USS Spokane scrapbook, donated by Rear Admiral John M. McIsaac, USN, 1974.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center.

    Online Image: 86KB; 470 x 765 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 77438

    Norfolk Naval Base, Virginia


    Aerial photograph of the Naval Base pier area, taken from an altitude of 2500 feet on 29 October 1948.
    Fifty-two ships and harbor craft are present, with some of them identified in Photo # NH 77438 (complete caption).

    Donation of Rear Admiral Kemp Tolley, USN (Retired).

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center.

    Online Image: 283KB; 1200 x 915 pixels

     
    Photo #: 80-G-707157

    Ceremonies at Tripoli, Libya, 2 April 1949


    Conclusion of memorial ceremonies for five unknown Sailors killed in the explosion of the U.S. Ketch Intrepid in Tripoli harbor on 4 September 1804. Attended by the crew of USS Spokane (CLAA-120), the ceremonies took place at Tripoli's Protestant Christian cemetary.
    Those present are (from left to right):
    Captain William Marshall, Spokane's Commanding Officer
    Orray Taft, U.S. Consul at Tripoli;
    Rear Admiral Richard H. Cruzen, Commander Cruiser Division Two; and
    Prince Taher Bey Karamanli of Libya.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

    Online Image: 82KB; 740 x 605 pixels

    Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system.

     

    For other images of and related to this ship, see:

  • Spokane (CL-120, later CLAA-120 and AG-191), 1946-1973.


    If you want higher resolution reproductions than the digital images presented here, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions."


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