Aerial view of the Reserve Basin of the U.S. Navy Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (USA) on 19 May 1955 with numerous cruisers, escort carriers, and auxiliaries in reserve.<br><p>The nearest ship is the never-completed large cruiser <i>Hawaii</i> (CB-3), which lacks its previously-installed three 12" gun turrets.<br>
The cruisers outboard of Hawaii are (in unknown order) the <i>Honolulu</i> (CL-48), <i>Columbia</i> (CL-56), <i>Denver</i> (CL-58), <i>Galveston</i> (CL-93), and <i>Portsmouth</i> (CL-102).<br>
To their left are the <i>Tranquillity</i> (AH-14), <i>Sanctuary</i> (AH-17), and <i>Pocono</i> (AGC-16). Behind the <i>Hawaii</i> (from left to right) are <i>Montpelier</i> (CL-57), <i>Houston</i> (CL-81), <i>Huntington</i> (CL-107), <i>Savannah</i> (CL-42), <i>Cleveland</i> (CL-55), and <i>Wilkes-Barre</i> (CL-103).<br>
Beyond them (from left to right) are <i>Wichita</i> (CA-45), <i>Oregon City</i> (CA-122), <i>Chester</i> (CA-27), and <i>New Orleans</i> (CA-32).<br>
The cruisers on the left side of the basin (from front to rear) are the <i>Minneapolis</i> (CA-36), <i>Tuscaloosa</i> (CA-37), <i>San Francisco</i> (CA-38), <i>Augusta</i> (CA-31), <i>Louisville</i> (CA-28), and <i>Portland</i> (CA-33).
</p>
Among the other ships in reserve in the basin are the <i>Fomalhaut</i> (AE-20), <i>Webster</i> (ARV-2), <i>Albemarle</i> (AV-5), <i>Tangier</i> (AV-8), <i>Pocomoke</i> (AV-9), <i>Chandeleur</i> (AV-10), <i>Abatan</i> (AW-4), <i>Mission San Carlos</i> (AO-120), <i>Prince William</i> (CVE-31), <i>Anzio</i> (CVE-57), <i>Block Island</i> (CVE-106), <i>Palau</i> (CVE-122), and <i>San Carlos</i> (AVP-51). Moored in the shipyard at the extreme left are the <i>Tennessee</i> (BB-43), <i>California</i> (BB-44), and <i>Cabot</i> (CVL-28).
<div class="fn value">
Unknown author<span style="display: none;">Unknown author</span></div>
19 May 1955<div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1955-05-19T00:00:00Z/11</div>
U.S. Navy photo <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.history.navy.mil/our-collections/photography/numerical-list-of-images/nara-series/80-g/80-G-600000/80-G-668655.html">80-G-668655</a>