Title
American warships in the Ulithi atoll (Pacific), 1944.
Caption
American warships of the Pacific fleet in the Ulithi atoll, December 8, 1944.
The largest aircraft carriers (from left to center and in the background) belong to the Essex class.
From foreground to background, at anchor: "Wasp" (II), "Hornet" (II), "Hancock", "Ticonderoga","Lexington" (II).
In the middle-distance, to the left, two light aircraft carriers of the Independence class and a British heavy combat carrier of the Illustrious class.
Date
1944
Credit line
Photo12/Collection Bernard Crochet
Reference
CRO01169_052
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
29,1Mb (1,8Mb) / 11,8in x 9,6in / 3543 x 2866 (300dpi)