Rochambeau (AP-63): Photographs
| These photographs were selected to show the original configuration of this class and major subsequent modifications. For more views see the former NHHC (now Hyperwar) Online Library of Selected Images and the NavSource Photo Archive. |
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M.S. Maréchal Joffre Probably shown between her entry into service in 1933 and an overhaul in 1937 during which her diesel engines were supercharged and she was repainted white. The Messageries Maritimes, the line that owned this ship, favored square smokestacks for its motorships at this time. This ship was built for service from France to the Indian Ocean and the Far East. Photo No. None Source: Shipscribe |
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USS Rochambeau (AP-63) Near the Mare Island Navy Yard on 5 October 1942 after completing conversion. Photo No. 19-N-35947 Source: U.S. National Archives, RG-19-LCM |
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USS Rochambeau (AP-63) Near the Mare Island Navy Yard on 5 October 1942 after completing conversion. Photo No. 19-N-35948 Source: U.S. National Archives, RG-19-LCM |
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USS Rochambeau (AP-63) Near the Mare Island Navy Yard on 5 October 1942 after completing conversion. Photo No. 19-N-35949 Source: U.S. National Archives, RG-19-LCM |
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USS Rochambeau (AP-63) At the Mare Island Navy Yard on 2 October 1942 following conversion. This view shows some features added during conversion and the distinctive rectangular smokestacks favored by her French owner, the Messageries Maritimes line, for its diesel-propelled liners. Photo No. 19-N-35938 Source: U.S. National Archives, RG-19-LCM |
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USS Rochambeau (AP-63) At the Mare Island Navy Yard on 2 October 1942 following conversion. This image shows some conversion features and the configuration of the tops of her unusual rectangular smokestacks. Photo No. 19-N-35941 Source: U.S. National Archives, RG-19-LCM |
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M.S. Maréchal Joffre Shown after being reconverted for civilian use and modernized in 1951. Her appearance was considerably improved by the large oval smokestack and the modified bow lines. Photo No. None Source: Shipscribe |
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