The New York Shipbuilding Corporation was an American shipbuilding company that operated from 1899 to 1968, ultimately completing more than 500 vessels for the U.S. Navy, the United States Merchant Ma
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Eight destroyers of the Wickes class, New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New Jersey, 1919
USS Indianapolis (CA-35)
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USS Indianapolis was a Portland-class heavy cruiser of the United States Navy, named for the city of Indianapolis, Indiana. Launched in 1931, she was the flagship of the commander of Scouting Force 1
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…II, NYSB was the largest and most productive shipyard in the world. Its best-known vessels include the destroyer USS Reuben James (DD-245), the cruiser USS Indianapolis (CA-35), the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63), the nuclear-powered cargo ship NS Savannah, and a quartet of cargo-passenger liners nicknamed the 4 Aces…
USS Indianapolis, 27 September 1939
Indianapolis in 1939
Indianapolis underway at sea in 1943–1944
Indianapolis in 1944 dazzle camouflage pattern