| USS Minneapolis (CA-36) Refueling at sea from a Navy oiler, during the Marshall Islands operation. Photographed from USS Cowpens (CVL-25). The oiler is 1 of the few that were fitted with a Mark 37 gun director, visible atop her bridge. Note the red navigation light on the oiler’s port bridge wing. The United States Navy heavy cruiser USS Minneapolis (CA-36) refueling at sea from the fleet oiler USS Platte (AO-24), during the Marshall Islands operation, January 1944. Platte was 1 of the few oilers that were fitted with a Mark 37 gun director, visible atop her bridge. Note the red navigation light on the oiler’s port bridge wing. Photographed from USS Cowpens (CVL-25). Note Minneapolis’ unique camouflage that should let her appear to be a destroyer. | |
| Image Filename | wwii1861.jpg |
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| Image Dimensions | 3000 x 2307 |
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| Photographer Title | United States Navy |
| Caption Author | Written or Adapted by Jason McDonald |
| Date Photographed | January 1, 1944 |
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| Country | Marshalls |
| Archive | National Archives and Records Administration |
| Record Number | 80-G-K-109 |
| Status | Caption ©2026 MFA Productions LLC Please Do Not Duplicate or Distribute Without Permission; Image in the Public Domain |
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