Keywords: USS Monterey (CVL-26) her crew spelling out "Mardi Gras 1953".jpg The U S Navy light aircraft carrier Monterey CVL-26 underway in the Gulf of Mexico 29 January 1953 with her crew on her flight deck spelling out MARDI GRAS 53 Note that all her guns have been removed She was then serving as training carrier operating out of Pensacola Florida USA a duty she performed from January 1951 until June 1955 Official U S Navy photograph http //www history navy mil/photos/images/h97000/h97452c htm NH 97452 now in the collections of the U S National Archives 1953-01-29 US Navy PD-USGov-Military-Navy USS Monterey CVL-26 Aircraft carrier crews spelling out messages on flight decks |