The U.S. Navy light cruiser USS Oakland CL-95 in San Francisco Bay, California, with the San Francisco waterfront in the background, 2 August 1943.(rudeerude)

USS Oakland 

The U.S. Navy Atlanta-class cruiser USS Flint CL-97, probably at Ulithi Atoll, circa late March 1945, as the U.S. Fifth Fleet was departing for the Okinawa operation. Flint´s camouflage is measure 33, design 22d. The photo was taken from the battleship USS West Virginia (BB-48). Note the two Essex-class carriers in the background.USS Flint was a modified Atlanta-class light cruiser, sometimes referred to as the "Oakland-class". She was named after the city of Flint, Michigan. She was launched on 25 January 1944 by Bethlehem Steel Company of San Francisco, California,

USS Flint 

F4F-4 Wildcat of VF-6 has its six .50 caliber machine guns tested on the flight deck of USS Enterprise CV-6,April 10 1942.Note open gun bays in the plane's wings and markings below the cockpit "6F9" with no dashes between letters and numerals.(rudeerude)