View of submarine Permit with fore poppet, Groton, Connecticut, United States, 4 Oct 1936View of submarine PermitLaunching of submarine Permit, Groton, Connecticut, United States, 1215 hours on 5 Oct 1936USS Permit underway, circa mid-1937
View of submarine Permit with fore poppet, Groton, Connecticut, United States, 4 Oct 1936View of submarine Permit's stern, Groton, Connecticut, United States, 4 Oct 1936Launching of submarine Permit, Groton, Connecticut, United States, 1215 hours on 5 Oct 1936USS Permit underway, circa mid-1937
USS Permit underway, circa mid-1937USS Permit underway during shakedown period, 11 Aug 1937US Navy officers inspecting USS Permit, New York, United States, circa late 1937; note USS Pollack and USS Plunger flanking USS PermitDeck gun of USS Permit, date unknown
USS Permit underway, circa mid-1937USS Permit underway during shakedown period, 11 Aug 1937US Navy officers inspecting USS Permit, New York, United States, circa late 1937; note USS Pollack and USS Plunger flanking USS PermitDeck gun of USS Permit, date unknown
American submarines USS Shark, USS Permit, USS Perch, USS Porpoise, USS Tarpon, and USS Pike at San Diego, California, United States, circa 1939, photo 1 of 2American submarines USS Shark, USS Permit, USS Perch, USS Porpoise, USS Tarpon, and USS Pike at San Diego, California, United States, circa 1939, photo 2 of 2USS Permit, date unknownSubmarines Salmon, Seal, Pickerel, Plunger, Snapper, and Permit, San Diego harbor, California, United States, 1940; note carrier Enterprise in background
American submarines USS Shark, USS Permit, USS Perch, USS Porpoise, USS Tarpon, and USS Pike at San Diego, California, United States, circa 1939, photo 1 of 2American submarines USS Shark, USS Permit, USS Perch, USS Porpoise, USS Tarpon, and USS Pike at San Diego, California, United States, circa 1939, photo 2 of 2USS Permit, date unknownSubmarines Salmon, Seal, Pickerel, Plunger, Snapper, and Permit, San Diego harbor, California, United States, 1940; note carrier Enterprise in background
USS Permit alongside another submarine, Manila Bay, Philippine Islands, 1939-1941USS Permit at Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States, 12 Jan 1943; note antennae for SJ surface search radar and D aircraft detection radarUSS Permit at Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States, 12 Jan 1943; note crewmen unpacking supplies, among them Sunkist brand orangesUSS Permit off Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 12 Jan 1943
USS Permit alongside another submarine, Manila Bay, Philippine Islands, 1939-1941USS Permit at Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States, 12 Jan 1943; note antennae for SJ surface search radar and D aircraft detection radarUSS Permit at Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States, 12 Jan 1943; note crewmen unpacking supplies, among them Sunkist brand orangesUSS Permit off Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 12 Jan 1943
USS Permit off Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States, 13 Jan 1943, photo 1 of 2; note newly installed port-side external torpedo tubeUSS Permit off Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States, 13 Jan 1943, photo 2 of 2; note newly installed port-side external torpedo tubeConning tower of USS Permit while she was at South Boston Navy Yard, Massachusetts, United States, 15 Nov 1945-4 Feb 1946
USS Permit off Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States, 13 Jan 1943, photo 1 of 2; note newly installed port-side external torpedo tubeUSS Permit off Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States, 13 Jan 1943, photo 2 of 2; note newly installed port-side external torpedo tubeConning tower of USS Permit while she was at South Boston Navy Yard, Massachusetts, United States, 15 Nov 1945-4 Feb 1946
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