Keywords: US old battlehips underway in 1945.jpg The U S Navy battleship USS New Mexico BB-40 at sea with two other battleships and an amphibious force command ship AGC probably at the time of the Iwo Jima or Okinawa operations circa February-April 1945 The battleship in the center background is USS Idaho BB-42 The one further to the left is either USS Tennessee BB-43 or USS California BB-44 All ships are painted in Measure 21 camouflage Official U S Navy photo http //www history navy mil/photos/images/k03000/k03706c htm 80-G-K-3706 from the U S Navy http //www history navy mil Naval History and Heritage Command ca 1945-03 USN PD-USGov-Military-Navy see at this http //www history navy mil/branches/org11-2 htm site all Pictures in the Online Library of Naval Historical Center are public domain USS New Mexico BB-40 USS Idaho BB-42 Tennessee class battleships Pacific War in 1945 World War II color photographs of the Pacific War |