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Removed caption read: Photo # 80-G-701512     Carriers Saratoga, Enterprise, Hornet & San Jacinto at Alameda, 1945

Naval Air Station, Alameda, California

Four aircraft carriers representing four separate classes (Lexington, Yorktown, Essex, Independence) docked at the Air Station's piers, circa mid-September 1945. The ships are (from front to back):


Note PBY amphibians parked at the far left.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Photo #: 80-G-701512


  • Source: Naval Historical Centre

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