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Aerial view of the USS Flint (CL 97) on 31 August 1945. Both gun directors and all main guns, except No. 5 are trained to starboard, At this time the ship on station off Ni Shima to serve as rescue ship and homing station for transport planes carrying occupation troops. The ship carries MS33/22d camouflage scheme. (caption updated by Mike Green) Australian War Memorial, Photo #302597 |
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| 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. |
She was named after the city of Flint, Michigan. She was launched on 25 January 1944 by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation of San Francisco, California, sponsored by Mrs. R. A. Pitcher. She was and commissioned on 31 August 1944. She was reclassified CLAA-97 on 18 March 1949.[>
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