You can thank the creator of this thread. I have run across many interesting types from all over the place. I will continue to post them as we go. I have learned a lot as well. I do need help with them through from time to time, as I am not as familiar with them as I am with what my primary interest is.
Midway rides out a gale off Sicily, 4 February 1949. This photograph (taken from her companion carrier Philippine Sea) emphasises the ship's limited freeboard HERF