Ships

President Harry S. Truman (walking down center) reviews sailors on board the USS Missouri. President Truman is on board the USS Missouri as he returns to the United States from a official visit to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. All others are unidentified.

Sailors and other on board participate in a ceremony to mark the USS Missouri's crossing of the equator en route from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Norfolk, Virginia following President Harry S. Truman's visit to Brazil. All are unidentified.

A view of the Italian fleet surrendering off the coast of Alexandria, Egypt, during World War II.

The Italian fleet off the coast of Alexandria, Egypt during World War II.

A fire at Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Virginia.

Some ships are trying to extinguish fires on other ships at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Virginia.

Smoke clouds billow into the air at a fire at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Virginia.

Some ships are trying to extinguish fires on other ships at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Virginia.

Some ships are trying to extinguish fires on other ships at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Virginia.

The USS Savannah during a night firing.