Tugs during one of four unsuccessful attempts to free the battleship after she ran aground on Thimble Shoals, Virginia, on 17 January 1950. Missouri (BB-63) was finally freed on 1 February after dredging alongside.
Ordnance men USS New Jersey (BB-62) loading 16" projectiles through a main deck scuttle by a beam hoist built onto the top of the main turrets and move a 16-Inch projectile to an ammunition hoist.