Vought SB2U Vindicator in flight above convoy of U.S. Navy ships

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, Gift of Mary Noble, from The collection of the National WWII Museum
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Navy caption: "Convoy WS-12: A Vought SB2U Vindicator scout bomber from USS Ranger (CV-4) flies anti-submarine patrol over the convoy, while it was en route to Cape Town, South Africa, 27 November 1941. The convoy appears to be making a formation turn from column to line abreast. Two-stack transports in the first row are USS West Point (AP-23) -- left --; USS Mount Vernon (AP-22) and USS Wakefield (AP-21). Heavy cruisers, on the right side of the first row and middle of the second, are USS Vincennes (CA-44) and USS Quincy (CA-39). Single-stack transports in the second row are USS Leonard Wood (AP-25) and USS Joseph T. Dickman (AP-26)." 1204 - 1 copy - 1204. File No: W-CON-10-10190. View of scout plane from aircraft carrier, USS Ranger returning from patrol flight convoy of ships. - Official U.S. Navy Photograph." 1942-45

Image Information

Donor: 
Ms. Mary Noble
Accession Number: 
2010.130.050
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Branch: 
US Navy
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Unit: 
USS Ranger (CV-4)
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Topical Subjects: 
Airplanes--American
Convoys--American
Collection Level: 
Official U.S. Navy Photographs collected by navy veteran John R. Noble, who served in the Pacific on the USS Castor and the USS Fletcher during World War II.
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Airplanes--American
Convoys--American