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NH 81987 Lamotte-Picquet

Photo #: NH 81987  Lamotte-Picquet
Title: Lamotte-Picquet
Description: (French Light Cruiser, 1926) Moored off Shanghai, China, probably in late May or early June 1939. At left is the stern of the British light cruiser Birmingham. Bow of USS Chaumont (AP-5) is at right, immediately astern of Lamotte-Picquet. Also present are the Danish steamer Promise (beyond Lamotte-Picquet's bow), British steamer Yingchow (right background) and the British steamer Shantung (partially visible in the right foreground). This image forms a panorama with Photo #s NH 81985, NH 81986 and NH 81988. Collection of Admiral Harry E. Yarnell, 1975. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 81987
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