Keywords: US warships off Roi depart for Saipan in June 1944.jpg Saipan Operation June 1944 U S Navy ships of Task Force 52 prepare to depart Roi for Saipan 12 June 1944 The ships are left to right the destroyer USS McNair DD-679 ; the light cruiser USS Montpelier CL-57 ; USS Honululu CL-48 ; and the battleship USS Tennessee BB-43 Another cruiser and an escort carrier are in the background Official U S Navy photo http //www history navy mil/our-collections/photography/numerical-list-of-images/nhhc-series/nh-series/80-G-253000/80-G-253678 html 80-G-253678 from the U S Navy http //www history navy mil Naval History and Heritage Command 1944-06 U S Navy photographed from USS New Mexico BB-40 PD-USGov-Military-Navy USS Tennessee BB-43 USS Honolulu CL-48 USS Montpelier CL-57 USS McNair DD-679 Kwajalein Atoll during World War II Battle of Saipan |