Brazilian sailors working on one of the 40 mm twin gun mounts aboard the light cruiser <i>Barroso</i>, at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania (USA), on 27 March 1951. <i>Barroso</i> was previously USS <i>Philadelphia</i> (CL-41), transferred to Brazil in January 1951, she was then undergoing a pre-commissioning overhaul. The U.S. Navy heavy cruiser USS <i>Tuscaloosa</i> (CA-37) and an escort aircraft carrier are laid up in the background.
U.S. Navy
1951-03-27
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