| USS Alabama (BB-60) View of the ship’s forward superstructure, looking up from the port side during her shakedown period, circa December 1942. Note: Signal flags; Mark 8 fire control radar on Mark 38 main battery gun director (at top); Mark 4 fire control radar on Mark 37 secondary battery gun director at right; radio direction finder loop at left. | |
| Image Filename | wwii1868.jpg |
| Image Size | 104.43 KB |
| Image Dimensions | 500 x 641 |
| Photographer | |
| Photographer Title | United States Navy |
| Caption Author | Written or Adapted by Jason McDonald |
| Date Photographed | December 1, 1942 |
| Location | |
| City | Chesapeake Bay |
| State or Province | Virginia |
| Country | United States |
| Archive | Naval History and Heritage Command |
| Record Number | 80-G-K-495 |
| Status | Caption ©2026 MFA Productions LLC Please Do Not Duplicate or Distribute Without Permission; Image in the Public Domain |
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