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Posted: **Sun Jun 30, 2019 11:13 pm**

Sorry about the quality, but these pics were shot by an Android from an 8mm home movie projected onto a piece of paper taped to a wall. My grandfather took these. I'm guessing they're from around '38 or '39, definitely pre-war. The movie is titled "La Jolla", so I'm guessing they stopped in San Diego at some point. I'm having the films digitized now. Any help would be appreciated.

Rick

Posted: **Mon Jul 01, 2019 12:48 am**

First one is a USN battleship, probably one of those rebuilt after Pearl Harbor, possibly USS New Mexico. The second is USS Lexington or Saratoga, battlecruisers converted to aircraft carriers via the Washington Naval Limitations Treaty.

Posted: **Mon Jul 01, 2019 12:57 am**

Thanks for the start...the carrier looks to be the Saratoga.

Posted: **Thu Jul 04, 2019 3:59 pm**

Yes, the vertical black strip was painted in Saratoga.

Regards

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