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Photo # NH 98850:  USS Galveston at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, 21 April 1962

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-- U.S. NAVY SHIPS --

USS Galveston (CLG-3), 1958-1975
-- Inclining Experiment Views

Like nearly all the Navy's ships, USS Galveston was the subject of a number of "inclining experiments" during her service. This work, frequently done in the course of major shipyard overhauls, involved shifting heavy weights on board the ship and carefully measuring the resulting changes in her trim, all to help determine her stability characteristics. The resulting information was vital to keeping the ship in safe condition, both during normal operation and during stressful occasions, such as when riding out major storms or after receiving significant damage. Photographs taken during inclining experiments are often very detailed, and provide an excellent record of a ship's equipment and general external arrangement.

This page features selected photographs taken while USS Galveston (CLG-3) was undergoing inclining experiments.

For links to other views related to this ship, see:

  • USS Galveston (CLG-3, previously CL-93), 1946-1975.


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

    Click on the small photograph to prompt a larger view of the same image.

    Photo #: NH 98849

    USS Galveston (CLG-3)


    At the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, 21 April 1962, probably while undergoing an inclining experiment.

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

    Online Image: 105KB; 740 x 610 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 98850

    USS Galveston (CLG-3)


    At the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Pennsylvania, 21 April 1962, probably while undergoing an inclining experiment.

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

    Online Image: 101KB; 740 x 615 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 98851

    USS Galveston (CLG-3)


    At the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Pennsylvania, 21 April 1962, probably while undergoing an inclining experiment.

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

    Online Image: 89KB; 600 x 765 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 98852

    USS Galveston (CLG-3)


    View of the ship's foredeck, with anchor handling gear, taken while she was undergoing an inclining experiment at the Long Beach Naval Shipyard, California, 25 January 1965.

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

    Online Image: 124KB; 600 x 765 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 98853

    USS Galveston (CLG-3)


    View of the ship's guided missile guidance radars, taken while she was undergoing an inclining experiment at the Long Beach Naval Shipyard, California, 25 January 1965.

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

    Online Image: 139KB; 740 x 615 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 98854

    USS Galveston (CLG-3)


    View of the ship's launcher for "Talos" guided missiles, taken while she was undergoing an inclining experiment at the Long Beach Naval Shipyard, California, 25 January 1965.
    Athwartship track in the forground is for shifting weights during the experiment.

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

    Online Image: 129KB; 740 x 615 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 98855

    USS Galveston (CLG-3)


    View of the ship's afterdeck, taken while she was undergoing an inclining experiment at the Long Beach Naval Shipyard, California, 25 January 1965.
    Athwartship track just aft of the "Talos" guided missile launcher is for shifting weights during the experiment.

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

    Online Image: 133KB; 590 x 765 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 98856

    USS Galveston (CLG-3)


    View of the ship's forward superstructure, 5"/38 gun mounts and # 2 6"/47 gun turret, taken while she was undergoing an inclining experiment at the Long Beach Naval Shipyard, California, 17 May 1968.

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

    Online Image: 133KB; 590 x 765 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 98857

    USS Galveston (CLG-3)


    View of the ship's forward superstructure and port side 5"/38 gun mount, taken while she was undergoing an inclining experiment at the Long Beach Naval Shipyard, California, 17 May 1968.

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

    Online Image: 131KB; 740 x 615 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 98858

    USS Galveston (CLG-3)


    View of the ship's midships area, taken while she was undergoing an inclining experiment at the Long Beach Naval Shipyard, California, 17 May 1968.

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

    Online Image: 119KB; 740 x 610 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 98859

    USS Galveston (CLG-3)


    View of the ship's after superstructure, showing underway replenishment gear, SPS-30 radar antenna and guidance radars for "Talos" guided missiles, taken while she was undergoing an inclining experiment at the Long Beach Naval Shipyard, California, 17 May 1968.

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

    Online Image: 134KB; 740 x 610 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 98860

    USS Galveston (CLG-3)


    View of the ship's afterdeck, showing launcher for "Talos" guided missiles, helicopter landing pad, and radio antennas, taken while she was undergoing an inclining experiment at the Long Beach Naval Shipyard, California, 17 May 1968.
    Athwartship track just forward of the missile launcher is for shifting weights during the experiment.

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

    Online Image: 139KB; 740 x 610 pixels

     

    For links to other views related to this ship, see:

  • USS Galveston (CLG-3, previously CL-93), 1946-1975.


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


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