File:LC-DIG-HEC-28962 (19231492470).jpg
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Size of this preview: 448 × 599 pixels. Other resolutions: 179 × 240 pixels | 359 × 480 pixels | 574 × 768 pixels | 766 × 1,024 pixels | 1,532 × 2,048 pixels | 2,829 × 3,782 pixels.
Original file (2,829 × 3,782 pixels, file size: 1.42 MB, MIME type: image/jpeg)
Captions
Captions
Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents
Summary
[edit].jpg&action=edit§ion=1){kind=link}
| Description | LC-DIG-HEC-28962: USS Ward (DD 139) being launched at Mare Island Navy, California, June 1, 1918. The sign reads, “U.S. Destroyer Number 139”. Keel laid May 15th / Will Be Launched / June 1st ./ 14 Days old today / She’s Some Baby.” Later after being reclassified as (APD-6), she fired the first U.S. Navy shot during World War II when she engaged the Japanese, submarine, during the attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941. Additionally, three years later, on December 7, 1944, she was hit by Japanese aircraft and sunk by gunfire from USS O’Brien (DD 725). Photography by Harris & Ewing. (7/2/2015). |
| Date | |
| Source | LC-DIG-HEC-28962 |
| Author | National Museum of the U.S. Navy |
Licensing
[edit].jpg&action=edit§ion=2){kind=link}
|
This image was originally posted to Flickr by Photograph Curator at https://flickr.com/photos/127906254@N06/19231492470 (archive). It was reviewed on 11 July 2018 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the Public Domain Mark. |
|
This file is a work of a sailor or employee of the U.S. Navy, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, it is in the public domain in the United States.
|
 |
| This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. | ||
File history
Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.
| Date/Time | Thumbnail | Dimensions | User | Comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| current | 05:05, 11 July 2018 | | 2,829 × 3,782 (1.42 MB) | Hiàn (alt) (talk | contribs) | Transferred from Flickr via #flickr2commons |
You cannot overwrite this file.
File usage on Commons
The following 3 pages use this file:
.jpg&oldid=912889496){kind=link}