Wikimedia Commons

File:USS Langley (AV-3) being abandoned south of Java on 27 February 1942 (NH 92472).jpg

(Redirected from File:USS Langley abandoning.jpg)

Original file ‎(5,689 × 3,958 pixels, file size: 5.84 MB, MIME type: image/jpeg)

Captions

Captions

Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents

Summary edit

Photographer
Unknown authorUnknown author
Description
English: The U.S. Navy seaplane tender USS Langley (AV-3) being abandoned after receiving crippling damage from Japanese bombs, south of Java, on 27 February 1942. The destroyer USS Edsall (DD-219) is standing by off Langley's port side. The photo was taken from USS Whipple (DD-217). Edsall was sunk on 1 March with all hands lost.
Date 27 February 1942
date QS:P571,+1942-02-27T00:00:00Z/11
institution QS:P195,Q3250126
Accession number
NH 92472
Source U.S. Navy photo NH 92472

Licensing edit

This image is available from the Naval History and Heritage Command under the digital ID NH 92472.
Most of the photos found in the NHHC collection are in the public domain and may be downloaded and used without permissions or special requirements. Those which are not will be noted in the copyright section of the NHHC image description.[1]
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.
This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.

File history

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

Date/TimeThumbnailDimensionsUserComment
current14:11, 7 August 2015Thumbnail for version as of 14:11, 7 August 20155,689 × 3,958 (5.84 MB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)NHHC photo
04:36, 14 June 2008Thumbnail for version as of 04:36, 14 June 2008740 × 535 (75 KB)Genetics (talk | contribs){{Information |Description=USS Langley (AV-3) being abandoned after receiving crippling damage from Japanese bombs, south of Java, 27 February 1942 |Source=US Navy photo # NH 92472 |Date=27 February 1942 |Author=US Navy |Permission= |other_versions= }}

You cannot overwrite this file.

File usage on other wikis

The following other wikis use this file:

Metadata

This file contains additional information such as Exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it. If the file has been modified from its original state, some details such as the timestamp may not fully reflect those of the original file. The timestamp is only as accurate as the clock in the camera, and it may be completely wrong.

Retrieved from "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:USS_Langley_(AV-3)_being_abandoned_south_of_Java_on_27_February_1942_(NH_92472).jpg&oldid=307572848"