USS Washington BB-56

 

Launch at Philadelphia Naval Ship Yard
June 1, 1940

 

 

 

After commissioning May 1941

 

 

 

Departing Philadelphia May 29, 1941

 

 

 

Departing Philadelphia May 29, 1941

 

 

 

April 1942

 

 

 

Serving with the British Grand Fleet May 1942
Seen on escort duty to convoy PQ-15 with HMS Duke of York

 

 

 

At Hvalfjord, Iceland June 1942

 

 

 

Off Hawaii 1943

 

 

 

Damage to the bow after a collision with the USS Indiana BB-58
February 1, 1944

 

 

 

After repairs at Puget Sound April 26, 1944

 

 

 

After repairs at Puget Sound April 26, 1944

 

 

 

Off Okinawa with the oiler Kaskaskia AO-27

 

 

 

Off Puget Sound September 1945

 

 

 

At the Panama Canal October 1945