USS Oakland (CL-95), Mare Island, 27 October 1943

USS Oakland (CL-95), Mare Island, 27 October 1943
Here we see the Atlanta class light cruiser USS Oakland (CL-95) at Mare Island on 27 October 1943, with recent changes marked with with circles. These indicate an extra anti-aircraft gun, and changes to one of the main gun houses.
US Navy Light Cruisers 1941-45, Mark Stille. Covers the five classes of US Navy light cruisers that saw service during the Second World War, with sections on their design, weaponry, radar, combat experience. Nicely organised, with the wartime service records separated out from the main text, so that the design history of the light cruisers flows nicely. Interesting to see how new roles had to be found for them, after other technology replaced them as reconnaissance aircraft [read full review]
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How to cite this article: Rickard, J (22 April 2017), USS Oakland (CL-95), Mare Island, 27 October 1943 , http://www.historyofwar.org/Pictures/pictures_USS_Oakland_CL95_1943.html

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