Amazing color footage from the National archives of the two wartime Essex Class Carriers Shangri La (CV38) and Hancock (CV19) coming home from the Pacific War. Dated 21st October, 1945, the ships docked at Long Beach, CA carrying servicemen from Okinawa as part of Operation Magic Carpet.

From The National Archives file: 428.NPC.15362

Edited and captioned by The Warshipologist.