This page features selected views related to USS Baltimore's actions and activities.
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Photo #: 80-G-216794 Makin Invasion, November 1943 A gasoline dump explodes on Butaritari Island, Makin, during the invasion, 20 November 1943. USS Baltimore (CA-68) is in the right center, with her gun turrets trained toward the island. Photographed from USS Minneapolis (CA-36). Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 86KB; 740 x 605 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: 80-G-204891 Gilberts Operation, November 1943 USS Mississippi (BB-41) fires her forward 14-inch guns, during the bombardment of Makin, 20 November 1943. Photographed from USS Baltimore (CA-68). Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 124KB; 740 x 610 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: 80-G-216634 Invasion of Kwajalein, February 1944 Crewmen on USS Baltimore (CA-68), at left, pass cold drinks to U.S. Marines on board an LST, shortly after the conquest of Kwajalein. In the lower left, some of the cruiser's crew are examining a Japanese machine gun magazine which had been captured on one of Kwajalein's islands. Note the LST's navigation light in the right center. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 113KB; 740 x 600 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: 80-G-218123 Carrier Raids on Truk, 17-18 February 1944 Vought OS2U-3 "Kingfisher" is recovered USS Baltimore (CA-68) after she had rescued Lieutenant (Junior Grade) George M. Blair from Truk Lagoon, 18 February 1944. Plane's pilot is Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Denver F. Baxter. His radioman, ARMC Reuben F. Hickman, is on the wing, preparing to attach the plane so it can be hoisted on board. Blair's F6F "Hellcat", of Fighting Squadron Nine from USS Essex (CV-9), had been shot down during the dawn fighter sweep over Truk. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 111KB; 740 x 600 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: 80-G-216624 Carrier Raids on Truk, 17-18 February 1944 Lieutenant (Junior Grade) George M. Blair (left) on board USS Baltimore (CA-68) after he had been rescued from Truk Lagoon by one of the cruiser's floatplanes, 18 February 1944. His rescuers, Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Denver F. Baxter (center) and ARMC Reuben F. Hickman, pose with him soon after their OS2U "Kingfisher" was hoisted on board. Blair's F6F "Hellcat", from USS Essex (CV-9), had been shot down during the dawn fighter sweep over Truk. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 121KB; 740 x 605 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: 80-G-241479 General Douglas MacArthur, U.S. Army (left); President Franklin D. Roosevelt (center); and Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USN (right) On board USS Baltimore (CA-68), at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 26 July 1944. Admiral William D. Leahy, the President's Chief of Staff, is standing in the left background. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 106KB; 740 x 615 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: NH 98241 USS Baltimore (CA-68) At the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington, while undergoing reactivation in 1951. The original print is dated 28 November 1951, the day Baltimore was recommissioned, but was probably taken somewhat earlier. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the Collections of the Naval Historical Center. Online Image: 107KB; 740 x 605 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 91465 USS Baltimore (CA-68) Crew manning the rails in honor of Queen Elizabeth II, during the United Kingdom's Coronation Naval Review off Spithead, England, in June 1953. The ship just astern of Baltimore is HMS Starling (F-66). Note life rafts stowed atop the cruiser's after 8"/55 triple gun turret; motor launch on deck at left and HUP helicopter parked just in front of the hangar hatch. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the Collections of the Naval Historical Center. Online Image: 118KB; 740 x 610 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 98242 USS Baltimore (CA-68) Electronics Technician 3rd Class A.L. Gardoni (left) and Electronics Technician 1st Class D.A. Haapapuru working on electronics equipment on board the cruiser, circa 1951-1956. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the Collections of the Naval Historical Center. Online Image: 94KB; 740 x 605 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 98244 USS Baltimore (CA-68) In drydock at the Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington, while preparing for decommissioning. Photo is stamped with the date 28 May 1956. Original caption reads: "Looking like new, after painting, the anchor chain is hauled back aboard." Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the Collections of the Naval Historical Center. Online Image: 74KB; 590 x 765 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 98245 USS Baltimore (CA-68) Sailors removing bucklers from the 8"/55 guns of her Number Two turret, while preparing her for decommissioning at the Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington. Photo is stamped with the date 28 May 1956. The men are identified as GM1 B.J. Belue, SN J.L. Tinkle, GM2 J.R. Marue, GM3 G.A. Bushur and GM2 R.D. Brehm. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the Collections of the Naval Historical Center. Online Image: 82KB; 740 x 620 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 98243 USS Baltimore (CA-68) Ship's Commanding Officer, Captain Scarritt Adams, USN, (right) receiving her commissioning pennant from his Executive Officer, Commander G.M. Boyd, following her final decommissioning ceremonies. Taken on board at the Puget Sound Navy Yard, 31 May 1956. Note plaques behind the two officers. That at left is a historical data plaque. The other concerns her "Second Cruise", 1951-1956. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the Collections of the Naval Historical Center. Online Image: 90KB; 740 x 615 pixels |
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For more images of this ship, see:
If you want higher resolution reproductions than the digital images presented here, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions." |
Page made 15 December 2002