Eye on history - historical naval photos - Brief Article

All Hands, Feb, 2002

EYE ON HISTORY is a monthly photo feature sponsored by the Naval Historical Center. For more photos pertaining to naval history, go to www.history.navy.mil

NOVEMBER 1944

ADM William F. "Bull" Halsey, Commander, 3rd Fleet (left center), eats Thanksgiving dinner with the crew of his flagship, USS New Jersey (BB 62) in November 1944.

JULY 1984

USS Iowa (BB 61) fires a full broadside of nine 16-inch and six 5-inch guns -- otherwise known as the "John Wayne," during a target exercise near Vieques Island, Puerto Rico, in July 1984, causing concussion effects on the water surface.

Photo by PHAN J. Alan Elliott

1920s

The United States Battle Fleet steams in formation off the California coast during the 1920s. The four leading ships are USS Colorado (BB 45), USS Maryland (BB 46), USS West Virginia (BB 48) and USS Tennessee (BB 43).

1945

A historical marker on the deck of USS Missouri (BB 63) notes the location where the instrument of Japan's surrender was signed Sept. 2,1945. This plate was selected by CAPT S.S. Murrary and installed at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard in 1945.

JANUARY 1943

A fireman on board USS Alabama (BB 60) installs a burner on one of the ship's boilers during her shakedown cruise in January 1943.

U.S. Navy photos courtesy of the Naval Historical Center