Kitty Hawk (APV-1) Class: Photographs
| These photographs were selected to show the original configuration of this class and major subsequent modifications. For more views see the former NHHC (now Hyperwar) Online Library of Selected Images and the NavSource Photo Archive. |
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S.S. Seatrain New York The future USS Kitty Hawk in merchant service during the 1930s. This photo, taken by Green Studio, Chester, Pa., may show her on trials or just after delivery by the Sun shipyard at Chester in late 1932. Photo No. None Source: Shipscribe |
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USS Kitty Hawk (APV-1) Probably photographed soon after the completion of conversion at the end of 1941. Photo No. 80-G-31899 Source: U.S. National Archives, RG-80-G |
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USS Kitty Hawk (APV-1) Probably photographed soon after the completion of conversion at the end of 1941. Photo No. 80-G-31902 Source: U.S. National Archives, RG-80-G |
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USS Hammondsport (APV-2) Probably photographed soon after the completion of conversion at the end of 1941. Photo No. 80-G-31885 Source: U.S. National Archives, RG-80-G |
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USS Hammondsport (APV-2) Underway circa 1942-1943 with a large seaplane as deck cargo. Photo No. Unknown Source: U.S. National Archives, RG-19-LCM |
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USS Hammondsport (AKV-2) In San Francisco Bay on 2 October 1944 with a large deck cargo of aircraft. Photo No. 19-N-77631 Source: U.S. National Archives, RG-19-N |
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USS Hammondsport (AKV-2) In San Francisco Bay on 7 March 1945. Photo No. Unknown Source: U.S. National Archives, RG-19-N |
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