File:US Fast Carrier Task Force at Ulithi Atoll in February 1945.jpg

Original file(5,742 × 2,891 pixels, file size: 3.72 MB, MIME type: image/jpeg)

Captions

Captions

Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents

Summary edit

Description Ships of the U.S. Navy Pacific fleet anchored at Ulithi Atoll, Caroline Islands, circa 7-10 February 1945, just prior to the Iwo Jima operation. The aircraft carrier USS Saratoga (CV-3) is in the right middle distance. There are at least eight Essex-class carriers present.
Date circa 8 February 1945
date QS:P,+1945-02-08T00:00:00Z/11,P1480,Q5727902
Source Official U.S. Navy photo 80-G-347155 from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command
Author U.S. Navy

Licensing edit

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
current11:36, 31 March 2016Thumbnail for version as of 11:36, 31 March 20165,742 × 2,891 (3.72 MB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description=Ships of the U.S. Navy Pacific fleet anchored at Ulithi Atoll, Caroline Islands, circa 7-10 February 1945, just prior to the Iwo Jima operation. The aircraft carrier USS ''Saratoga'' (CV-3) is in the ri...