Keywords: Aerial view of destroyers at San Diego in April 1941.jpg The U S Navy destroyer base San Diego California USA in early April 1941 The stripped destroyer is probably ex-USS Turner DD-259/YW-56 ; the tanker is probably USS Neosho AO-23 USS Platte AO-24 or USS Sabine AO-25 ; and the two-funneled ex-destroyer is probably USS Little APD-4 Note the four-piper destroyers including one on the marine railway The tender is USS Rigel AD-13 Part of a new housing development is visible in the background Official U S Navy photo http //www history navy mil/our-collections/photography/numerical-list-of-images/nhhc-series/nh-series/NH-95000/NH-95608 html NH 95608 from the U S Navy http //www history navy mil Naval History and Heritage Command 1941-04 U S Navy PD-USGov-Military-Navy Naval Base San Diego in the 1940s USS Little DD-79 USS Turner DD-259 USS Rigel AD-13 |