Hello Jeff,

That's right, I certainly had no idea at the time, I remembered Shaw because that was my football coach's name in school. Those photo's are interesting, she was re-floated fitted with a temporary bow, and underway by Feb. '42. Then dry docked stateside, fitted with a new one, and ready for sea trial by June the same year, amazing use of manpower on just one ship with all the other events taking place in 1942.

The temporary bridge looks like one of the tripod structures removed from one of the battleships at Pearl.

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Jack