SHIPS OF THE

NORFOLK NAVY YARD

USS SHANGRI-LA

By Marcus W. Robbins

 

January 1, 1943, keel laid
May 1, 1943, looking aft on shipbuilding ways

July 1, 1943, looking aft on shipbuilding ways
November 2, 1943

Late 1943
November 2, 1943, looking down at stern

Looking aft from port, February 4, 1944
February 4, 1944

February 22, 1944
February 22, 1944

CV 38, February 1944
February 24, 1944, launching schedule
February 24, 1944
May 26, 1944, view looking aft from SDB'D