What's This Thing #3

[rtrapasso]

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery – or so they say. I like Brady’s “column” so much i’m continuing my more humble effort with #3 of my series. This follows Brady's convention - if not special, it is in the WITP sphere of things. So, What's This Thing:

[wild_Willie2]

the last thing an american submarine commander saw befor his torpedos went dud and he was destroyed by the pissed of escords of this japanese light cruiser........................

[grossmetzger]

looks like it´s not a japanese cruiser on the receiving end...
looks like a us heavy cruiser... northampton is my guess

[Tankerace]

I was going to say the Indianapolis, but you can tell by the foremast its a '41-'42 photo. My guess if not Northampton, then Chester or Chicago.

[byron13]

Did any of the mini-subs at Pearl snap a picture? Highly unusual picture. The CA is not underway and the water is glassy calm - indicating the picture taken inside a port. I'm thinking once the war already started, no way is a sub getting this close in these conditions. Hence, I'm wondering if PH.

[eMonticello]

USS Chicago was attacked by midget subs in Sydney Harbor in May 1942.

ORIGINAL: byron13

Did any of the mini-subs at Pearl snap a picture? Highly unusual picture. The CA is not underway and the water is glassy calm - indicating the picture taken inside a port. I'm thinking once the war already started, no way is a sub getting this close in these conditions. Hence, I'm wondering if PH.

[Ron Saueracker]

ORIGINAL: eMonticello

USS Chicago was attacked by midget subs in Sydney Harbor in May 1942.

ORIGINAL: byron13

Did any of the mini-subs at Pearl snap a picture? Highly unusual picture. The CA is not underway and the water is glassy calm - indicating the picture taken inside a port. I'm thinking once the war already started, no way is a sub getting this close in these conditions. Hence, I'm wondering if PH.

That's what I was thinking.

[madflava13]

My guess is a test of the periscope cameras US subs used... Probably a sub about to depart on patrol snapped this from "10-10" dock in Pearl...

[TSCofield]

Looks like it could be a Pensacola class CA. Bridge looks different than the Northhamptons and the stacks are wrong. They look very similar though.

Would guess this came from a US Sub.

[kayjay]

Swayback Maru.
Kevin

[Tankerace]

Was the SLC ever targetted by a sub? Now that you mention it, the foremast does look a little tall for a Northampton...

[Ron Saueracker]

Yeah but the Pensacolas did not have a hanger. I see a hanger. Cat posts are too high as well. It's a Northampton class for sure, pre 43 refit.

[Cap Mandrake]

I vote Northhampton class. The seaplane catapults are well off the deck and there is a slanting structure along the hull extneded forward from the catapult bay.

Here is the Chicago...forward superstruture is a bit different but this area was likely modified as the Chicago supersture looks like it has some more advanced electronic transducers. The Chicago was sunk in Jan 43.

The mystery pic forward superstructure appears intermediate to the prewar design and the design shown on the Chicago before its demise.

[Tankerace]

ITs gotta be a Northampton. I still think its Chicago.

[Ron Saueracker]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

I vote Northhampton class. The seaplane catapults are well off the deck and there is a slanting structure along the hull extneded forward from the catapult bay.

Here is the Chicago...forward superstruture is a bit different but this area was likely modified.

That structure is the spar which extends outward and from which the floatplane recorvery sled is deployed.

[TSCofield]

Your right, the catapault is too big for a Pensacola class.

[rtrapasso]

Well, I've tried to be "cool" like Brady - but this is slipped a page without anybody trying a guess.

I will give you a hint. You guys are SO close! I would say "Miss, straddle, straddle, straddle, short..., straddle..." if i were spotting salvos.

[Tankerace]

Fine, then Ill fire a 10 gun Broadside, and one has to hit.

Its either:

Pensacola, Salt Lake City, Northampton, Chester, Louisville, Chicago, Augusta, Houston, Portland, or Indianapolis.

Its cheating, but hahahahahahahaha.

[rtrapasso]

[:-]

[Tankerace]

YOu know.... I kinda wonder if its Augusta, seen from a U boat before war broke out. I know a Uboat almost torpedoed the Texas, so one may have seen the Augusta.