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The Moreel Drydock at Long Beach Naval Shipyard is full of destroyers, Apa transports and oilers, all waiting for the dock to be pumped dry.  
The Moreel Drydock at L...
1947
Title
The Moreel Drydock at Long Beach Naval Shipyard is full of destroyers, Apa transports and oilers, all waiting for the dock to be pumped dry.
Date
1947
Wide angle photo of the Long Beach Naval Base Shipyard.  
Wide angle photo of the...
1947
Title
Wide angle photo of the Long Beach Naval Base Shipyard.
Date
1947
The Moreel Drydock at Long Beach Naval Shipyard is full of destroyers, Apa transports and oilers, all waiting for the dock to be pumped dry.  
The Moreel Drydock at L...
1947
Title
The Moreel Drydock at Long Beach Naval Shipyard is full of destroyers, Apa transports and oilers, all waiting for the dock to be pumped dry.
Date
1947
A cruiser is going through overhaul in the Moreel Drydock at Long Beach Naval Shipyard. Considered the largest in the world, it held the Queen Mary when she was brought to Long Beach.  
A cruiser is going thro...
1947
Title
A cruiser is going through overhaul in the Moreel Drydock at Long Beach Naval Shipyard. Considered the largest in the world, it held the Queen Mary when she was brought to Long Beach.
Date
1947
A cruiser is going through overhaul in the Moreel Drydock at Long Beach Naval Shipyard. Considered the largest in the world, it held the Queen Mary when she was brought to Long Beach.  
A cruiser is going thro...
1947
Title
A cruiser is going through overhaul in the Moreel Drydock at Long Beach Naval Shipyard. Considered the largest in the world, it held the Queen Mary when she was brought to Long Beach.
Date
1947
U.S. Navy cruiser, Springfield in the Moreel Drydock at Long Beach Naval Shipyard for repair and hull cleaning.  
U.S. Navy cruiser, Spri...
1946
Title
U.S. Navy cruiser, Springfield in the Moreel Drydock at Long Beach Naval Shipyard for repair and hull cleaning.
Date
1946
"The Nineteenth Fleet" (aka, "The Zippered Fleet") was a collection of "mothballed" ships at U.S. Navy Shipyard. The smaller ships shown are attack destroyers that have been cleaned, their hulls painted with anti-fouling paint and their armaments covered with a cocoon to protect from dampness, and dehydration equipment installed. The larger ship is the "Isle Royal", a submarine tender which carries small stores, food and movies to supplement stores on subs.  
"The Nineteenth Fleet" ...
1948
Title
"The Nineteenth Fleet" (aka, "The Zippered Fleet") was a collection of "mothballed" ships at U.S. Navy Shipyard. The smaller ships shown are attack destroyers that have been cleaned, their hulls painted with anti-fouling paint and their armaments covered with a cocoon to protect from dampness, and dehydration equipment installed. The larger ship is the "Isle Royal", a submarine tender which carries small stores, food and movies to supplement stores on subs.
Date
1948
U.S. Navy "Operation High Jump" at Naval Shipyard. The then-new ice-breaker ship, "Burton Island", was fitted with a landing net on the afterdock as a landing pad for helicopter. This was the first trial of the ship and copter in preparation for Admiral Byrd's Antarctic expedition (1947).  
U.S. Navy "Operation Hi...
1947
Title
U.S. Navy "Operation High Jump" at Naval Shipyard. The then-new ice-breaker ship, "Burton Island", was fitted with a landing net on the afterdock as a landing pad for helicopter. This was the first trial of the ship and copter in preparation for Admiral Byrd's Antarctic expedition (1947).
Date
1947
"The Nineteenth Fleet" (aka, "The Zippered Fleet") was a collection of "mothballed" ships at U.S. Navy Shipyard. The smaller ships shown are attack destroyers that have been cleaned, their hulls painted with anti-fouling paint and their armaments covered with a cocoon to protect from dampness, and dehydration equipment installed. The larger ship is the "Isle Royal", a submarine tender which carries small stores, food and movies to supplement stores on subs.  
"The Nineteenth Fleet" ...
1948
Title
"The Nineteenth Fleet" (aka, "The Zippered Fleet") was a collection of "mothballed" ships at U.S. Navy Shipyard. The smaller ships shown are attack destroyers that have been cleaned, their hulls painted with anti-fouling paint and their armaments covered with a cocoon to protect from dampness, and dehydration equipment installed. The larger ship is the "Isle Royal", a submarine tender which carries small stores, food and movies to supplement stores on subs.
Date
1948
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