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Photograph of the USS Gridley (DD-380) alongside the USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944-1945.Caption: "U.S.S. Gridley (DD-380) / Craven-class destroyer built in 1935 by Bethleham [Bethlehem] Shipbuilding, Quincy, MA. Picture taken in Pacific in 1944."

Photograph of the USS Gridley (DD-380), circa 1944. Inscription on verso: "U.S.S. Gridley / 1945."

Photograph of the USS Gridley (DD-380), circa 1944.Caption: "U.S.S. Gridley (DD-380) / Built in Quincy, Mass., mid 1930's."

Photograph of the USS John W. Weeks (DD-701), circa 1945.Inscription on verso: "1945 / USS Weeks / DD-701."

Photograph of the USS John W. Weeks (DD-701), circa 1945.Caption: "U.S.S. John W. Weeks (DD-701) / Sumner-class destroyer built in 1943 by Federal Shipbuilding Co., Kearny, NJ. Picture taken in Pacific in 1945."

Photograph of the USS Langley (CVL-27) in a typhoon, December 18, 1944. The image was taken from the USS Essex (CV-9).Inscription on verso: "Dec. 18, 1944 / CVL in typhoon / About 250 miles E. of Coastal Philipines [sic] / Taken from U.S.S. Essex.…

Photograph of the USS Langley (CVL-27) in a typhoon, December 18, 1944. The image was taken from the USS Essex (CV-9).Caption: "U.S.S. Langley (CVL-27) in Typhoon -- Dec. 18, 1944."

Photograph of the USS Lind (DD-703) alongside the USS Essex (CV-9), 1945. Members of the ship's band are sitting above the bridge.Caption: "U.S.S. Lind (DD-703) alongside Essex, 1945. Lind's band is above bridge in front of fire control director."

Photograph of the USS Massachusetts (BB-59), circa 1944-1945. inscription on verso: "U.S.S. Massachusetts."

Photograph of the USS Oakland (CL-95), circa 1944-1945. inscription on verso: "Anti-aircraft cruiser / U.S.S. Oakland / #95."