These photos were taken from the U. S. Navy history web site. They are not mine to give away, but no copyrights were indicated, so apparently you can do what you wish with them. Some of the photos were supplied by individuals to the Navy and are so indicated.
The U.S.S. Montpelier (CL-57) was one of three 20th Century U.S. Navy vessels named for the capital of Vermont. It saw action during WWII from the Solomons north to Tokyo.
The photos are here for personal reasons. Hopefully you will enjoy them.
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Launching, at the New York Shipbuilding Corporation shipyard, Camden, New Jersey, 12 February 1942. Courtesy of James Russell, 1972.
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USS Denver (CL-58) SG radarscope image, showing the situation at time 0117, as the U.S. force begins to turn north after firing on the Japanese destroyers Murasame and Minegumo. Denver is the bright spot in the center of the scope, with USS Cleveland (CL-55) and USS Montpelier (CL-57) ahead of her, still heading SSW. USS Conway (DD-507) and USS Waller (DD-466) are further ahead, starting to turn north. Kolombangara is the large white patch at left, with one of the Japanese ships showing as a faint spot offshore in the upper left center. Arundel Island is in the lower left and New Georgia is on the right. Both Japanese destroyers were sunk in this engagement. Copied from a photograph in Denver's 9 March 1943 Action Report, 1985
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U.S.S. Montpelier. Enters Havannah Harbor, Efate, New Hebrides, as seen from USS Columbia (CL-56) on 22 April 1943. Note the Curtiss SOC "Seagull" floatplane in the right foreground, and the worn paintwork on Montpelier's hull, forward and amidships, with apparently fresh paint further aft.
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Signed by Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal, circa 1944. It commends Cruiser Division Twelve and the crews of the division's cruisers -- USS Cleveland (CL-55), USS Columbia (CL-56), USS Montpelier (CL-57) and USS Denver (CL-58) -- for their performance in the Battle of Empress Augusta Bay, on 2 November 1943. Courtesy of John R. Henry, 1973.
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U.S.S. Montpelier. Working with a maneuvering board on USS Montpelier (CL-57), during operations in the Solomon Islands, 23 December 1943. Captain W.D. Brown is also present. Note the binoculars worn by both officers.
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U.S.S. Montpelier. Photographed circa early December 1942, probably in the vicinity of the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania.
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Rear Admiral Aaron S. Merrill, USN Receives the Navy Cross medal from Vice Admiral Aubrey W. Fitch, in ceremonies held on the after deck of USS Montpelier (CL-57), 11 December 1943. Probably taken in Tulagi Harbor, Solomon Islands.
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U.S.S. Montpelier. Photographed by the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, probably in the Delaware River or Delaware Bay on 12 December 1942. Note the seaplane floats on her catapults.
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U.S.S. Montpelier. En route from the Marshall Islands to take part in the invasion of Saipan, 11 June 1944. Photographed from USS Gambier Bay (CVE-73).
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U.S.S. Montpelier. Off the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, following overhaul, 18 October 1944. Her camouflage scheme is Measure 32, Design 11a.
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U.S.S. Montpelier. Off the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, following overhaul, 18 October 1944. Her camouflage scheme is Measure 32, Design 11a.
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U.S.S. Montpelier. At the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, at the end of an overhaul, 21 October 1944. The ship in the background, with weathered Measure 32, Design 7d camouflage, is USS Indianapolis, which had recently arrived at the Navy Yard for overhaul. Circles mark recent alterations to Montpelier.
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