I recently was made aware of this site which shows the US Pacific Fleet in the roads of Ulithi Atoll in late 1944/early 1945. Of particular interest are the HUGE numbers of ships, and the Fleet Carriers of "Murderers' Row," Wasp (CV 18), Yorktown (CV 10), Hornet (CV 12), and Hancock (CV 19):
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bill_c
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Posted: Thursday, August 13, 2015 - 07:29 PM UTC
Posted: Thursday, August 13, 2015 - 07:36 PM UTC
WOW! There's a lot of great images there!
Thanks for pointing it out, Bill.
Thanks for pointing it out, Bill.
Posted: Friday, August 14, 2015 - 04:34 AM UTC
Great images and info, thanks for sharing Bill.
Cheers, D
Cheers, D