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NH 98123 USS Birmingham (CL-62)

Photo #: NH 98123 USS Birmingham (CL-62)
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Title: USS Birmingham (CL-62)
Description: At the Mare Island Navy Yard, 22 January 1945, following battle damage repair and overhaul. Photographed from a Navy Yard crane, this plan view of the ship's midships area shows a number of recent alterations, enclosed in white lines drawn on the image. Notable features include Mark 34 Gun Directors with antennas for Mark 8 radar on top; height-finding radar on the mainmast; antenna for SK search radar on the foremast; and new electronic antennas on the after end of the forward smokestack. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the Collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command.
Catalog #: NH 98123
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