USS California (BB-44)

Photograph

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Maritime Museum of San Diego

Name/Title

USS California (BB-44)

Entry/Object ID

PC06468

Description

Port side view of the California at sea on a slow bell, flying US Colors at gaff on aftermast, main battery trained fore & aft, launched 20 November 1919, sunk at Pearl Harbor 7 December 1941, repaired at Bremerton, WA on 31 January 1944, participated in Pacific operations, sold for scrap July 10, 1959.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Black and White

Collection

Postcard Collection

Made/Created

Artist

United States Navy

Studio

Schmidt, E.

Date made

n.d.

Place

Unknown

Unknown

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Postcard

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Writing Media

Nomenclature Class

Written Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Search Terms

Postcard, III-A-2 U.S. Navy -- Battleships