File:Aerial view of Philadelphia Naval Shipyard in March 1948.jpg

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Aerial view of the U.S. Philadelphia Naval Shipyard in March 1948. Various ships are visible in the shipyard and the reserve basin:
The armoured cruiser USS Olympia (C-6) is visible at the top left. In the adjacent drydocks are the battleships USS Tennessee (BB-43) with USS California (BB-44) and USS South Dakota (BB-57). Two Independence-class light aircraft carriers are moored to the left of the drydocks, another in the reserve basin. The aircraft carrier USS Randolph (CV-15) is moored with a half painted flight deck. USS Wichita (CA-45) is in the drydock at the lower left.

Identifiable in the reserve basin are a Commencement Bay-class escort carrier, three Northampton-class crusiers, USS Portland (CA-33), the four surviving New Orleans-class cruisers, USS Oregon City (CA-122), six Cleveland-class cruisers, four Brooklyn-class cruisers and a large seaplane tender (a second one is visible below the crane in the lower left).
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Source Official U.S. Navy photo 80-G-392459 from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command
Author U.S. Navy

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