Cruiser lying alongside the dock in the Navy yard

Photograph shows the second American cruiser to bear the name Chicago. The ship was also the last of the eight 10,000 ton cruisers authorized by congress in 1924. The cruiser is shown alongside the dock at Mare Island Navy Yard. At the time Admiral J. V. Chase was Commander in Chief, United States Fleet.

Publication date: 1931-03-22

Size: 12 x 17.9 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: grayscale

Language:

• English

Geography:

• Vallejo (Calif.)

Subject(s):

• Chicago (Cruiser : CA-29)
• Warships--American--California--Vallejo--1930-1940
• Mooring--California--Vallejo--1930-1940
• United States. Navy--Equipment & supplies--California--Vallejo--1930-1940

Genre(s):

• Photographs

Type(s):

• still image
• text

Copyright(s):

• These materials are either in the public domain, according to U.S. copyright law, or permission has been obtained from rights owners. The digital version and supplementary materials are available for all educational uses worldwide.

Is part of:

• The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Image Collection

Source(s):

• Chicago Sunday Tribune (March 22, 1931), p. 3

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg

Contributor(s):

• Associated Press