Photographs Showing the Construction of the Cruiser USS Brooklyn, Built at
the BNY
All photographs taken by in-house photographers.
Source: Record Group 181, National Archives, New York branch.
1. Preparing for Keel Laying, 8 March 1935
2. Preparing for Keel Laying, 8 March 1935
3. Keel Laying Ceremony, 8 March 1935
4. 25 June 1935, Looking Forward
5. 27 September 1935, Looking Forward
6. Bow under Construction, 4 December 1935
7. 10 April 1936, Looking Forward
8. 6 September 1936, Looking Forward
9. Ready to be Launched, Fore, 27 November 1936
10. Ready to be Launched, Aft, 27 November 1936
11. Brooklyn's Launch, 30 November 1936
12. Installing a Turret, 11 December 1936
13. Fitting-Out, 4 January 1937
14. Fitting-Out, 30 March 1937
15. Final Stages of Fitting-Out, 24 June 1937
16. At Dock, 4 October 1937, after 9 September 1937 Commissioning
17. The Brooklyn Goes out to Sea, 14 June 1938
18. The ship's plaque