USS Lafayette (AP 53) lies on her side in a New York City East River dock. She had rolled over when fire swept her on 9 February 1942, while undergoing conversion at New York City pier 88. Lafayette’s list during the fire-fighting gradually increased, and she rolled over, coming to rest on her port side, at an angle of about 80 degrees. Successfully righted in 1943, Lafayette was too damaged to be repaired, and was sold for scrap in 1946. National Archives photograph, K 3874.
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