Where is This

[AustYank]

Anyone have any idea where this is.

It looks like it is either a repair facility or a graveyard :think:

One of the Ships is one that my Grandfather served on LST459.

I wish i could show a better picture,the one i have is 1.45MB and you can see more detail,but i scaled this down to the allowable 150KB

Any ideas ?

Thanks Mick

 

[hink441]

Looks like Pearl Harbor with Ford Island in the background.

 

Here is a picture of Pearl Harbor for comparison.

 

 

 

Chris

[SlaterDoc]

That is a view of Pearl Harbor from the East. Hink's pic is from January, 41. AustYank's pic is apparently during the war. If you look real close in the upper right corner, you can see what appears to be the over turned hull of Utah. Arizona would be just out of frame to the right. Maybe someone can identify the carriers present.

[Steindaddie]

I found the same photo on navsource.org and they identify the ships in the photo in question as follows:

 

USS LST-737 moored at Pearl Harbor, circa 16 to 23 January 1946.

Also present are:

USS Bennington (CV-20) moored across the channel at NAS Ford Island,

USS Troilus (AKA-46) moored astern of,

USS Cape Gloucester (CVE-109),

USS LST-1079 moored astern of

USS LST-1070

USS Terror (CM-5),

USS LST-459 with LCT-1015 secured to her main deck, astern of

USS LST-863

Moored forward of LST-863 are an unidentified Minesweeper and two Rescue and Salvage ships

The next pier has two unidentified ships, possibly AKs the Survey Ship USS Sumner (AGS-5), and two unidentified Minesweepers

USS LST-737 moored astern of

USS LST-45 moored astern of numerous Minesweepers and possibly

USS Shipley Bay (CVE-85)

US Navy photo BUAer photo # 496019 from "CINCPAC, Released 23 January 1946.

~Will

[AustYank]

Thanks Fellas,

Much appreciated

Mick

[gwb123]

Interesting... you can still see camouflage paint on some of the buildings... although in this environment it is a bit less than effective. It probably provided more of a psychological boost than any real protection.

[Survival]

Looks like a big grass fire in the background

[vostoktrading]

Looks like a big grass fire in the background

Probably an ag. burn on cane land. They used to burn off the dead leaves just before harvesting the sugar cane.

[Kaneoheboy]

The large "grass" fire could be harvesting sugarcane' they burned off the leaves before cutting the cane and hauling it to the mill.

[m1ashooter]

Its 0122 and dang it Steindaddie beat me to the answer. I was looking up LST 737 and low and behold your picture popped up. I felt like a detective solving a murder.

 

http://www.navsource.org/archives/10/16/160737.htm