Original 1947 Associated Press wire photo showing the veteran U.S. Navy crane ship AB-1, formerly the battleship USS Kearsarge, passing beneath the Golden Gate Bridge on May 14, 1947. The vessel was traveling from San Francisco to Terminal Island in Los Angeles, where a massive 300-ton floating crane captured from the German Navy at Bremerhaven after World War II was to be installed on her deck. This striking maritime image documents the conversion of a historic American battleship for a new postwar role. The original caption is separate from the photo. Please note the tape on the corners, light discoloration, and general surface wear from age and newspaper use. Measures approximately 8¼ x 6½ inches. From the archive of a Pittsburgh-area newspaper.
