Photo #: NH 97453
USS Bremerton (CA-130) (foreground) and
USS Los Angeles (CA-135)
Are towed from the Nation's largest drydock, at San Francisco
Naval Shipyard, while being prepared for inactivation and addition
to the Pacific Reserve Fleet.
"Constructed during the war, the 1100-foot drydock is capable
of handling the largest ships afloat. Besides handling these
two cruisers at one time, the huge dock has accomodated four
attack transports in one operation. World's largest crane at
right." Quoted passage is from the original caption, released
with this photograph under date of 13 February 1948.
Note many other laid-up ships in the area. Among them, at right,
are USS Rockwall (APA-230) and USS Bottineau (APA-235).
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the
Naval Historical Center.
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