This photograph is related to the article, “VIKINGS TRIM ANTARCTIC SAIL: Explorer Byrd's Party Will Begin Voyage Today Intrepid Group Starting for Uncharted Perils Expedition Thrusts at Last Outpost of Globe,” Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 1928: A1
View of the HMS Havock (H 43), a Destroyer in the Royal Navy, at Berth 57 in the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro. The berth number is visible on the building behind the ship and "H 43" is painted in the side of the ship in two places. The HMS Havock was launched in 1936 and lost in 1942.
Photograph of San Pedro Harbor, as viewed from the S. S. Catalina as it sails through a channel. In the foreground, the S. S. Catalina sits in partial view. Its rail stretches across the left half of the bottom edge and past the lower left corner. At right, a sailor stands in partial view; only his head is visible along the bottom edge. He looks to the left. Beyond the ship and sailor, the channel extends back, passing alongside the ferry on an upward angle from right to left. Piers cluttered with cranes and rigging line the far side of the channel.
Photograph of San Pedro Harbor, as viewed from the bow of the S. S. Catalina as it sails through a channel. The bow of the S. S. Catalina spans the width of the bottom edge and tapers to a point at center. A flagpole rises from the front of the prow. Beyond the ferry, a channel stretches into the distance. Its shores line the background.
Likely related to the article, "PREPAREDNESS PLEAS MARK NAVY DAY FETES: All Southland Joins in Celebration; Cluverius Calls Merchant Ships Vital," Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 1936: A1
In the near distance at center, the U.S.S Chicago is moored near Los Angeles Harbor on Navy Day. It is viewed at an angle from its starboard side. A few smaller vessels sit alongside the large cruiser. Naval insignia waves from a flag line that stretches down the ship's mid-line. The American flag waves from the ship's stern at left. Los Angeles Harbor is barely visible in the background.
Distant view of two sailboats sailing in the water near San Pedro. The two boats are viewed from the side. The sailboat at left is slightly nearer to camera and sails towards the right. The boat at right is further out and sails towards the left. Water occupies the space surrounding the sailboats.
Photograph of the S. S. Catalina sailing through a channel in San Pedro Harbor. In the foreground, the S. S. Catalina sits in partial view. Its forward hull spans the width of the bottom edge and stretches back on an angle to the left. At right, a sailor stands in partial view; only his head is visible along the bottom edge. He looks to the right. Beyond the ship and sailor, the channel extends back, passing alongside the ferry on an upward angle from right to left. Piers cluttered with cranes and rigging line the far side of the channel.