USS Arkansas's (BB-33) Docked At New York Navy Yard On May 25, 1943. She Had Just Emerged From Drydock

USS Arkansas's (BB-33) docked at New York Navy Yard on May 25, 1943. She had just emerged from drydock and was taking on supplies before sailing down to Norfolk the next day. There, she was used for four months as a training ship for midshipmen before returning to convoy escort duty across the Atlantic.

Note the cases of Coca-Cola in the first photo.

Source, 19-N-46300, 19-N-46303, 19-N-46306