Municipal Bldg. B’klyn Bridge, U. S. Ship Pensacola, N. Y. C.
Entry/Object ID
PC00252
Description
B&W postcard view of the starboard side of the USS Pensacola (CL/CA-24) passing under the Brooklyn Bridge, crew in blue uniforms, launched 25 April 1925, received 13 battle stars for action in WWII, was a target at first Bikini Bomb blast on 1 July 1946 and the second underwater blast 15 July 1946, sunk as a target vessel 10 November 1948.
