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Like nearly all the Navy's ships, Providence 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 Providence (CLG-6) was undergoing inclining experiments.
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Photo #: NH 98534 USS Providence (CLG-6) Undergoes an inclining experiment, 5 December 1959, shortly after completion of her conversion to a guided-missile cruiser. Probably taken at the Boston Naval Shipyard, Massachusetts. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. Online Image: 82KB; 740 x 585 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 98535 USS Providence (CLG-6) View of the ship's forward guns (a triple 6"/47 gun turret and a twin 5"/38 gun mount) and her bridge face, taken during an inclining experiment at the Long Beach Naval Shipyard, California, 12 January 1962. Note the underway replenishment gear stowed atop the six-inch gun turret. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. Online Image: 129KB; 595 x 765 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 98536 USS Providence (CLG-6) View of the ship's forward superstructure and gun directors, taken during an inclining experiment at the Long Beach Naval Shipyard, California, 12 January 1962. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. Online Image: 149KB; 595 x 765 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 98537 USS Providence (CLG-6) At the Hunter's Point Division of San Francisco Bay Naval Shipyard, at the time of an inclining experiment, 24 June 1965. Note her partially painted hull. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. Online Image: 103KB; 740 x 620 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 98538 USS Providence (CLG-6) At the Hunter's Point Division of San Francisco Bay Naval Shipyard, at the time of an inclining experiment, 24 June 1965. Note her partially painted hull. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. Online Image: 140KB; 740 x 615 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 98539 USS Providence (CLG-6) View of the ship's foredeck, taken at the Hunter's Point Division of San Francisco Bay Naval Shipyard at the time of an inclining experiment, 24 June 1965. Note her forward guns, a twin 5"/38 mount and a triple 6"/47 turret, the latter with underway replenishment gear erected on its top. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. Online Image: 130KB; 600 x 765 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 98540 USS Providence (CLG-6) View of the ship's afterdeck, taken at the Hunter's Point Division of San Francisco Bay Naval Shipyard at the time of an inclining experiment, 24 June 1965. Note her helicopter landing area and launcher for "Terrier" guided missiles. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. Online Image: 139KB; 595 x 765 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 98542 USS Providence (CLG-6) At the Hunter's Point Naval Shipyard while undergoing an inclining experiment, 12 July 1970. USS Coral Sea (CVA-43) is in the background. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. Online Image: 79KB; 740 x 580 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 98543 USS Providence (CLG-6) View of the ship forward and amidships, taken at the Hunter's Point Naval Shipyard while she was undergoing an inclining experiment, 12 July 1970. Note Sailor sentry, armed with an M1 rifle, on deck by the ship's 6"/47 gun turret. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. Online Image: 140KB; 600 x 765 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 98544 USS Providence (CLG-6) View amidships, looking forward, taken at the Hunter's Point Naval Shipyard while she was undergoing an inclining experiment, 12 July 1970. Note radar antennas and other electronic gear on the cruiser's three masts. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. Online Image: 116KB; 595 x 765 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 98545 USS Providence (CLG-6) View amidships, looking aft, taken at the Hunter's Point Naval Shipyard while she was undergoing an inclining experiment, 12 July 1970. Note radar antennas and other electronic gear, boats and boat-handling equipment. The carrier Ranger (CVA-61) is partially visible in the drydock at the top center of the photograph. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. Online Image: 165KB; 600 x 765 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 98546 USS Providence (CLG-6) View aft, taken at the Hunter's Point Naval Shipyard while she was undergoing an inclining experiment, 12 July 1970. Note Mark 9 twin-arm launcher for "Terrier" guided missiles and the pair of missile guidance radars, satellite communications antenna, and stowed underway replenishment gear. The large blocks on the main deck edges are weights used during the inclining experiment. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. Online Image: 123KB; 600 x 765 pixels |
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For more views related to this ship, see:
| If you want higher resolution reproductions than the digital images presented here, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions." |
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