![Supply ship SS Nira Luckenbach, submarine tenders Bushnell and Sperry, and submarines Sunfish, Haddock, Tarpon, Seahorse, and Swordfish at the submarine base piers on Sand Island, Midway Atoll, 29 Sep 1943. [Colorized by WW2DB]](/images/ai/20230224/582ff33f4a0a0.jpg)
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Caption | Supply ship SS Nira Luckenbach, submarine tenders Bushnell and Sperry, and submarines Sunfish, Haddock, Tarpon, Seahorse, and Swordfish at the submarine base piers on Sand Island, Midway Atoll, 29 Sep 1943. [Colorized by WW2DB] ww2dbase | |||||||||||||||||||
WW2-Era Location | Midway, US Pacific Islands | |||||||||||||||||||
Photographer | Unknown | |||||||||||||||||||
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Colorized Date | 24 Feb 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Added By | David Stubblebine | |||||||||||||||||||
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18 Nov 2016 10:41:36 PM
Also present moored to the island left of the piers is the Navy dredge McKenzie.