That was WeeVee on her first sea trial after refit at the Bremerton Naval Ship Yard. That was early August 1944. My
dad a was a 2nd class Machinist Mate in the after engine room on the ship at the time.
Cool - my Dad was somewhere in France with Patton’s army.
I’ve always thought the rebuilt WV/Tennessees were beautiful, combining the modernized SoDak style superstructure with the lovely clipper bows of the standards.
Pity that none of them were kept as a museum. I’d love to visit. If only to see the massive electric motors.