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Photo # NH 53203:  Inspection on USS Idaho's forecastle, circa 1920

Online Library of Selected Images:
-- U.S. NAVY SHIPS --

USS Idaho (Battleship # 42, later BB-42), 1919-1947
-- On Board and Close Up Views


This page features images taken on board or close to USS Idaho (BB-42).

For more views concerning this ship, see:

  • USS Idaho (Battleship # 42, later BB-42), 1919-1947.


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

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    Photo #: NH 53203

    USS Idaho (BB-42)


    Inspection on the battleship's forecastle, circa 1920.
    Note her forward triple 14"/40 gun turrets and "cage" foremast.

    U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.

    Online Image: 115KB; 740 x 625 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 53204

    USS Idaho (BB-42)


    Crewmen running on deck during physical training, circa 1920.
    Note wooden planking and working gear on her deck.

    U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.

    Online Image: 151KB; 740 x 620 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 100726

    USS Idaho (BB-42)


    Scene in the battleship's bake shop, circa 1919.

    Courtesy of Carter Rila, 1986.

    U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.

    Online Image: 93KB; 740 x 470 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 106685

    USS Idaho
    (Battleship # 42)

    Recovery of badly tangled anchor chain from just off the ship's bow, in New York harbor circa 1919 or the early 1920s (date of March 13 is cited on this print).

    Donation of Charles R. Haberlein Jr., 2009.

    U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.

    Online Image: 90KB; 655 x 925 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 106686

    USS Idaho
    (Battleship # 42)

    Recovery of badly tangled anchor chain, in New York harbor, circa 1919 or the early 1920s (date of March 13 is cited on another print).
    Men from the Brooklyn Navy Yard are working from a barge off the ship's bow, which is visible at right. Note the anchor on the barge's deck.

    Donation of Charles R. Haberlein Jr., 2009.

    U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.

    Online Image: 92KB; 900 x 590 pixels

     


    For more views concerning this ship, see:

  • USS Idaho (Battleship # 42, later BB-42), 1919-1947.


    NOTES:

  • To the best of our knowledge, the pictures referenced here are all in the Public Domain, and can therefore be freely downloaded and used for any purpose.

  • Some images linked from this page may bear obsolete credit lines citing the organization name: "Naval Historical Center". Effective 1 December 2008 the name should be cited as: "Naval History and Heritage Command".


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


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