File:80-G-701369 (24121445282).jpg

Original file(4,503 × 5,592 pixels, file size: 3.12 MB, MIME type: image/jpeg)

Captions

Captions

Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents

Summary edit

Description 80-G-701369: USS Missouri (BB-63). In the Miraflores Locks, Panama Canal, 13 October 1945, while en route from the Pacific to New York City to take part in Navy Day celebrations. Note the close fit of the ship in the locks. The beam of battleships of this era was determined by Panama Canal lock dimensions. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2016/01/07).
Date
Source 80-G-701369
Author National Museum of the U.S. Navy

Licensing edit

This image was originally posted to Flickr by Photograph Curator at https://flickr.com/photos/127906254@N06/24121445282 (archive). It was reviewed on 11 July 2018 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the Public Domain Mark.

11 July 2018

Public domain
This file is a work of a sailor or employee of the U.S. Navy, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, it is in the public domain in the United States.

File history

Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.

Date/TimeThumbnailDimensionsUserComment
current22:57, 11 July 2018Thumbnail for version as of 22:57, 11 July 20184,503 × 5,592 (3.12 MB)Hiàn (alt) (talk | contribs)Transferred from Flickr via #flickr2commons

Metadata