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Change of command and retirement of U.S. Admiral William F. Halsey on board battleship South Dakota. (November 22, Thanksgiving Day)
Date
1945
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Change of command and retirement of U.S. Admiral William F. Halsey on board battleship South Dakota. (November 22, Thanksgiving Day)
Date
1945
Title
Change of command and retirement of U.S. Admiral William F. Halsey on board battleship South Dakota. (November 22, Thanksgiving Day)
Date
1945
Title
Ceremony to honor Admiral "Bull" Halsey as he retires from U.S. Navy Pacific Fleet, the largest ever assembled in the world. Rear Admiral Howard Kingman relieved Halsey. The change of command and retirement ceremony took place onboard Battleship South Dakota. Halsey is only officer with wide gold band and three other smaller gold bands above the wide one. Rear Admiral -- wide band and one small band. Vice Admiral -- wide band and two smaller bands. (November 22)
Date
1945
Title
Ceremony aboard Battleship South Dakota to honor Admiral "Bull" Halsey as he retires from U.S. Navy Pacific Fleet (November 22)
Date
1945
Title
Ceremony aboard Battleship South Dakota to honor Admiral "Bull" Halsey as he retires from U.S. Navy Pacific Fleet (November 22)
Date
1945
Title
Ceremony aboard Battleship South Dakota to honor Admiral "Bull" Halsey as he retires from U.S. Navy Pacific Fleet (November 22)
Date
1945
Title
Ceremony aboard Battleship South Dakota to honor Admiral "Bull" Halsey as he retires from U.S. Navy Pacific Fleet (November 22)
Date
1945
Title
U.S. battleship "Iowa" at anchor in Long Beach Harbor.
Date
1948
Title
The IOWA, last of the great battleships and the most modern, is shown anchored in Long Beach Harbor before being sent to battleship graveyard.
Date
1948
Title
Aircraft carrier "Valley Forge" in operation. (April 27)
Date
1949
Title
U.S. submarines visit Long Beach for Navy Day (Oct. 25, 1945).
Date
1945
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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