Keywords: French Bois Belleau, former Belleau Wood (CVL-24), at Norfolk.jpg French aircraft carrier Bois Belleau formerly USS Belleau Wood CVL-24 is moved to a berth at the Norfolk Naval Base to load aircraft in December 1953 shortly before her departure for France Among the ships in the background are USS New Jersey BB-62 USS Albany CA-123 and USS Casa Grande LSD-13 Official US Navy Photograph now in the collections of the National Archives 1953-12 US Navy PD-USGov-Military-Navy PD-USGov USS Belleau Wood CVL-24 Naval Station Norfolk in the 1950s Aircraft carriers of France Tugboats of the United States Tugboats with aircraft carriers |