Photo #: NH 105382
USS Birmingham (Scout Cruiser # 2)
Firing salutes with her crew manning the rails, accompanied by
three "750-ton" type destroyers.
Photographed by Waterman.
Birmingham's black paint scheme and structural details,
and the white uniforms worn by her crew, indicate that the date
of this photograph is mid-1916, when Birmingham was flagship
of the Atlantic Fleet's Destroyer Force. Location may well be
near Hampton, Virginia, base of Waterman family's photographic
business.
Note what appears to be pattern camouflage (perhaps an experimental
scheme) worn by the destroyer on the left.
Donation of Charles R. Haberlein Jr., 2007.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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