File:US Pacific Fleet ships steam toward the Panama Canal in October 1945.jpg

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Ships of the U.S. Pacific Fleet steam toward the Panama Canal, while en route to the Navy Day review scheduled for 27 October 1945, photographed on 10 October 1945. Among the ships present are:

USS Enterprise (CV-6), USS Idaho (BB-42), USS Mississippi (BB-41), USS New Mexico (BB-40), USS Washington (BB-56), USS North Carolina (BB-55), USS Bataan (CVL-29), USS Monterey (CVL-26), and USS Portland (CA-33). The two Omaha-class light cruisers are either: USS Richmond (CL-9), USS Concord (CL-10) or USS Trenton (CL-11).
Note the interesting five line cruising formation.
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Source Official U.S. Navy photo 80-G-701165 from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command
Author U.S. Navy

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