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Photo # NH 50004:  USS Tucson airing bedding while at anchor, circa 1945

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USS Tucson (CL-98, later CLAA-98), 1945-1971

USS Tucson, last of the four 6,000-ton Oakland class light cruisers, was built at San Francisco, California. She was placed in commission in February 1945 and reached the Pacific war zone in June of that year. For the next two months, Tucson operated with the Third Fleet's aircraft carrier striking forces, taking part in attacks on the Japanese home islands. After Japan capitulated in mid-August, she briefly remained in the Far East to support occupation activities before returning to the U.S. West Coast in October 1945.

During the rest of 1945 and well into 1946 Tucson served off California as a anti-aircraft gunnery training ship. Operating as a unit of the Pacific Fleet during the following three years, she made a cruise to Hawaii in February and March 1947 and served in Asian waters during August-October 1948. Decommissioned in June 1949, a few months after she had been reclassified CLAA-98, USS Tucson was part of the Pacific Reserve Fleet until stricken from the Naval Vessel Register in June 1966. Subsequently used as a test hulk, she was sold for scrapping in February 1971.

This page features all the views we have related to USS Tucson (CL-98, later CLAA-98).


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

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Photo #: NH 50004

USS Tucson (CL-98)


Airing bedding while at anchor, circa 1945.

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

Online Image: 119KB; 740 x 480 pixels

 
Photo #: NH 98518

USS Tucson (CL-98)


Underway, circa the later 1940s.

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

Online Image: 139KB; 740 x 610 pixels

 
Photo #: NH 98519

ex-USS Tucson (CLAA-98)


Under tow off the coast of San Diego, California, 21 January 1967. The towing ship, USS Koko (ATA-185), is out of view to the right.
Photographed by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class R.E. Duggan, of squadron VC-3.
Note that Tucson's # 3 5"/38 twin gun mount has been removed.

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

Online Image: 68KB; 740 x 605 pixels

 
Photo #: NH 76579

ex-USS Tucson (CLAA-98)


Being scrapped at the National Metal & Steel Company plant, Terminal Island, California, in 1971-1972.

Courtesy of Charles H. Bogart, 1972.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

Online Image: 70KB; 740 x 510 pixels

 


In addition to the images presented above, the National Archives appears to hold other views related to USS Tucson (CL-98, later CLAA-98). The following list features some of these photographs:

The images listed below are NOT in the Naval Historical Center's collections.
DO NOT try to obtain them using the procedures described in our page "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions".


  • Photo #: 80-G-312674
    USS Tucson (CL-98) underway on 22 March 1945. Photographed from an blimp of airship squadron ZP-31.
    Starboard bow aerial view. The original negative is disfigured by ink spotting.

  • Photo #: 80-G-312675
    As 80-G-312674, but starboard quarter aerial view.


  • Photo #: USN 1045181
    USS Tucson (CL-98) underway, circa the later 1940s. This view was received by the Naval Photographic Center in December 1959, but was actually taken more than a decade earlier.
    Starboard bow aerial view.


    Reproductions of these images should be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system for pictures not held by the Naval Historical Center.

    The images listed in this box are NOT in the Naval Historical Center's collections. DO NOT try to obtain them using the procedures described in our page "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions".


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


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