File:USS Brooklyn (CL-40) is transferred to the Chilean Navy as O'Higgins (02) at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Pennsylvania (USA), 30 June 1951 (80-G-437646).jpg

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Petty Officer 3rd Class Smith, USN
Description
English: The former U.S. Navy light cruiser USS Brooklyn (CL-40) is transferred to the Chilean Navy as O'Higgins (02) during ceremonies held at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Pennsylvania (USA), 30 June 1951. Standing at attention are: Lieutenant Del Cummings, USN; Captain Willard J. Suits, USN; Ambassador Felix Nieto Del Rio of Chile, Ambassador's Aide; Rear Admiral John H. Brown, USN. Brooklyn was actually commissioned by Chile on 9 January 1951 while still being in mothballs.
Date 30 June 1951
date QS:P571,+1951-06-30T00:00:00Z/11
institution QS:P195,Q3250126
Accession number
80-G-437646
Source U.S. Navy photo 80-G-437646

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The commissioning ceremony of ex-USS BROOKLYN (CL-40) as O'Higgins in the Chilean Navy

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