PHOTO GALLERY ONE:

SHIP IMAGES

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Full port side view, New York Navy Yard, 23 July 1936.

View toward port bow New York Navy Yard, 23 July 1936. Ship’s superstructure is being painted and rest of ship outfitted. Note that six-inch guns are still not mounted. Unidentified heavy cruiser is on starboard side of ERIE.

View toward starboard bow, New York Navy Yard, 5 October 1936 with No. 1 six- inch gun and shelter installed; No. 2 six-inch gun newly mounted.

Port quarter, New York Navy Yard, 5 October 1936, with Nos. 3 and 4 six-inch guns mounted.

View toward starboard bow, in Atlantic Ocean off New York Navy Yard, 19 October, 1936.

View toward starboard quarter, in Atlantic Ocean off New York Navy Yard, 19 October 1936.

Full starboard view, in Atlantic Ocean off New York Navy Yard, 19 October 1936.

View toward port bow, in Atlantic Ocean off New York Navy Yard, 19 October 1936.

Starboard view, in Atlantic Ocean off New York Navy Yard, 19 October 1936.

View toward starboard quarter, somewhere in Spain, December 1936, while serving with Special Squadron 40-T. (Enlargement of photo on W.G. Crosby cachet mailed on 8 May 1937.)

With four-stacker destroyers JACOB JONES DD-130 (to left and hiding bow of ERIE) and MANLEY DD-74, during Naval Academy summer cruise, August, 1937.  Barely visible amidships is the ERIE’s SOC-1 Sea Gull scout plane.

Steaming south on the Hudson River (just off Hoboken, NJ), very likely in August 1937.

Starboard view, possibly off New York Navy Yard, probably October-November 1937.  (Note cold weather clothing.)   

Aerial oblique port side view, off Coco Solo Canal Zone, after completion of long-range battle practice, 7 April 1938.

Docked at Pier 18, Balboa Canal Zone, probably 1938-39. In foreground moored to buoys are four-stacker destroyers the J. FRED TALBOTT DD-156 (left) and LAMBERTON DD-119 (right). In rear center is the ERIE and to her right the submarine tender USS HOLLAND AS-3.

View toward port bow, moored in harbor at Manzanillo, Mexico, 1939.

Portside oblique view moored in harbor at Manzanillo, Mexico, with German steamer HAVELLAND that ERIE was tracking while on Neutrality Patrol, October 1939.

View toward port bow, traversing the Panama canal, probably 1939.

View of ERIE docked at pier 18, Balboa (Canal Zone) from hill overlooking docks.

Full portside view, during parading of ships serving in Special Services Squadron (SPERON), while serving as flagship for Admiral John W. Wilcox.

Another full portside view, during parading of ships serving in Special Services Squadron (SPERON), while serving as flagship for Admiral John W. Wilcox.

Full starboard view moored in Balboa (Canal Zone), probably 1939-40.

View toward starboard bow, during formal SPERON exercises, with official guests being welcomed aboard.

Portside view steaming on parade with SPERON and firing her saluting three-pounders to port and starboard.

Portside view steaming with SPERON.

Colored illustration of the ERIE by distinguished naval draftsman, Jack Coggins (scan of picture in Fighting Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1941).

Aerial full starboard view of ERIE full canvassed, at sea, May 1940.

Aerial oblique view toward starboard bow, at sea, May 1940. 

Full starboard view, north of Coco Solo Canal Zone, 23 May 1940.

Moored in Post Office Bay, Galapagos Islands, with Post Office (so to speak) in foreground and ERIE just visible in background, 1940.

Partial starboard view, docked at Balboa, Canal Zone, with her scout plane, a Curtis SOC-2  Sea Gull (Serial Number 0395), on the dock, probably 1940-1941.

(Post card) starboard view, unknown location, possibly 1940. Note framework for canvas awnings which are all furled. 

Port side view, just off Mechanical Division dock, Balboa, Canal Zone, after over-haul, 19 September 1942. Last known official photo before the ERIE was torpedoed. Note OS2U Kingfisher scout plane amidships.

View towards port quarter, docked at Mechanical Division, Balboa, Canal Zone, September 1942. Note movie screen on fantail and OS2U Kingfisher amidships.

View towards port bow, docked at Mechanical Division, Balboa, Canal Zone, sporting her new Mark 3 radar (on the six-inch gun director) and other alterations during an overhaul completed on 19 September 1942.  OS2U Kingfisher is visible amidships.

Head on shot toward stern, docked at Mechanical Division, Balboa, Canal Zone, September, 1942. Note roll-off depth charge racks and movie screen on fan tail, and OS2U Kingfisher amidships.