US Navy
The U.S. Navy Atlanta-class cruiser USS Flint CL-97, probably at Ulithi Atoll, circa late March 1945, as the U.S. Fifth Fleet was departing for the Okinawa operation. Flint´s camouflage is measure 33, design 22d. The photo was taken from the battleship USS West Virginia (BB-48). Note the two Essex-class carriers in the background.USS Flint was a modified Atlanta-class light cruiser, sometimes referred to as the "Oakland-class". She was named after the city of Flint, Michigan. She was launched on 25 January 1944 by Bethlehem Steel Company of San Francisco, California,
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6/2/2010