Salem (CM-11) 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. Estrada Palma The future USS Weehawken (CM-12) operating as a railroad car ferry between Florida and Cuba during the 1920s or 1930s. Photo No. None Source: Shipscribe |
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USS Salem (CM-11) At the Norfolk Navy Yard on 7 September 1942 soon after completing conversion. Photo No. 19-N-34501 Source: U.S. National Archives, RG-19-LCM |
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USS Salem (CM-11) At the Norfolk Navy Yard on 7 September 1942 soon after completing conversion. Note the configuration of the mine rails and their hatches on the stern. Photo No. 19-N-34503 Source: U.S. National Archives, RG-19-LCM |
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USS Salem (CM-11) At the Norfolk Navy Yard on 7 September 1942 soon after completing conversion. Much of her original relatively low forward superstructure, including its rounded pilot house, was retained in the conversion. Photo No. 19-N-34502 Source: U.S. National Archives, RG-19-LCM |
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USS Weehawken (CM-12) Near the New York Navy Yard on 7 October 1942 soon after completing conversion. Her forward superstructure was modified much more extensively during conversion than was that of her sister Salem. Photo No. 19-N-35208 Source: U.S. National Archives, RG-19-LCM |
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USS Weehawken (CM-12) Near the Norfolk Navy Yard on 5 March 1943. Alterations during a just-completed overhaul are circled by hand in black ink on this othewise attractive print. Photo No. 19-N-42592 Source: U.S. National Archives, RG-19-LCM |
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USS Salem (CM-11) Near the Norfolk Navy Yard on 29 April 1944. Her forward superstructure has been rebuilt and now resembles that of her sister Weehawken. Photo No. 19-N-67241 Source: U.S. National Archives, RG-19-LCM |
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USS Weehawken (CM-12) Near the Norfolk Navy Yard on 29 April 1944. Photo No. 19-N-67246 Source: U.S. National Archives, RG-19-LCM |
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