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| Keywords: Man of War Row in the Whangpoo (Huangpu) River, Shanghai, China in 1939.jpg Man of War Row in the Whangpoo Huangpu River Shanghai China in late May or early June 1939 <br> The U S Navy heavy cruiser USS Augusta CA-31 is moored to the left The Siccawei Observatory signal tower is in the foreground The old Japanese cruiser Izumo is in the distance beyond Augusta ' s bow <br> Next is the British Royal Navy light cruiser HMS Birmingham C19 which has large Union Jacks painted atop her awnings and turrets to assist identification from the air and carries a Supermarine Walrus aircraft amidships What appears to be a British Insect-class gunboat is near shore in the center background <br> The French light cruiser Lamotte-Picquet is moored astern of Birmingham <br> The U S Navy troop transport USS Chaumont AP-5 is moored in the most distant row ahead of the Italian cruiser Bartolomeo Colleoni and astern of Lamotte-Picquet The merchantman moored in the nearer offshore row include the British Shantung left and the Italian Enderia center The British merchantman Yingchow is moored in the distance beyond Chaumont ' s bow Official U S Navy photos http //www history navy mil/our-collections/photography/numerical-list-of-images/nhhc-series/nh-series/NH-81000/NH-81985 html NH 81985 http //www history navy mil/our-collections/photography/numerical-list-of-images/nhhc-series/nh-series/NH-81000/NH-81986 html NH 81986 http //www history navy mil/our-collections/photography/numerical-list-of-images/nhhc-series/nh-series/NH-81000/NH-81987 html NH 81987 and http //www history navy mil/our-collections/photography/numerical-list-of-images/nhhc-series/nh-series/NH-81000/NH-81988 html NH 81988 from the U S Navy http //www history navy mil Naval History and Heritage Command ca 1939-05 USN PD-USGov-Military-Navy 1939 in Shanghai Izumo ship 1900 USS Augusta CA-31 HMS Birmingham C19 Duguay-Trouin class cruiser USS Samaritan AH-10 Di Giussano class cruiser | ||||
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