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Nearly 30 PBY Catalina flying boats at anchor, 1940s, location unknownPT boats conducting training operations in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, United States, circa 1941-1945Oil tanker SS Emidio grounded on Steamboat Rock, Crescent City, California, United States, 1942. Emidio was shelled and torpedoed by Japanese submarine I-17 off Cape Mendocino on 20 Dec 1941 and drifted to this position.Japanese fishing boat sinking after being attacked by the Doolittle raiders, 18 Apr 1942
Nearly 30 PBY Catalina flying boats at anchor, 1940s, location unknownPT boats conducting training operations in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, United States, circa 1941-1945Oil tanker SS Emidio grounded on Steamboat Rock, Crescent City, California, United States, 1942. Emidio was shelled and torpedoed by Japanese submarine I-17 off Cape Mendocino on 20 Dec 1941 and drifted to this position.Japanese fishing boat sinking after being attacked by the Doolittle raiders, 18 Apr 1942
Japanese Navy auxiliary picket boat Nitto Maru No. 23 burning, 18 Apr 1942Broadside view of the Elco 80-foot torpedo boat PT-117 during trials off New York harbor, New York, United States, 1942.United States Navy Boatswain aboard USS Saratoga pipes a signal over the ship’s speaker system, circa 1942.A whaleboat and a motor launch evacuated Lexington, 8 May 1942; TBD, SBD and F4F aircraft could be seen on the flight deck
Japanese Navy auxiliary picket boat Nitto Maru No. 23 burning, 18 Apr 1942Broadside view of the Elco 80-foot torpedo boat PT-117 during trials off New York harbor, New York, United States, 1942.United States Navy Boatswain aboard USS Saratoga pipes a signal over the ship’s speaker system, circa 1942.A whaleboat and a motor launch evacuated Lexington, 8 May 1942; TBD, SBD and F4F aircraft could be seen on the flight deck
A whaleboat evacuating men from USS Lexington, 8 May 1942, photo 1 of 2A whaleboat evacuating men from USS Lexington, 8 May 1942, photo 2 of 2Repair activities aboard ShokakuView of damage done to boat deck area aboard Shokaku, result of the second bomb hit received during Battle of the Coral Sea, Kure, Japan, between 17 May and 27 Jun 1942, photo 1 of 2
A whaleboat evacuating men from USS Lexington, 8 May 1942, photo 1 of 2A whaleboat evacuating men from USS Lexington, 8 May 1942, photo 2 of 2Repair activities aboard Shokaku's boat deck, damaged by the second bomb that hit her during the Battle of Coral Sea, Kure, Japan, between 17 May and 27 Jun 1942View of damage done to boat deck area aboard Shokaku, result of the second bomb hit received during Battle of the Coral Sea, Kure, Japan, between 17 May and 27 Jun 1942, photo 1 of 2
View of damage done to boat deck area aboard Shokaku, result of the second bomb hit received during Battle of the Coral Sea, Kure, Japan, between 17 May and 27 Jun 1942, photo 2 of 2Fletcher in a whaleboat waiting to board cruiser Astoria after his flagship Yorktown had been disabled, 1300, 4 Jun 1942Survivors of Hiryu disembarking USS Ballard at Midway, 20 Jun 1942. Ballard rescued 35 Japanese sailors the previous day after two weeks in an open boat. One died while en route Midway and was buried at sea.Combat training exercises aboard PT-107, an 80-foor Elco torpedo boat, circa 1942. Note twin Browning M2 .50 caliber machine guns and sailor astride Mk 6 depth charge.
View of damage done to boat deck area aboard Shokaku, result of the second bomb hit received during Battle of the Coral Sea, Kure, Japan, between 17 May and 27 Jun 1942, photo 2 of 2Fletcher in a whaleboat waiting to board cruiser Astoria after his flagship Yorktown had been disabled, 1300, 4 Jun 1942Survivors of Hiryu disembarking USS Ballard at Midway, 20 Jun 1942. Ballard rescued 35 Japanese sailors the previous day after two weeks in an open boat. One died while en route Midway and was buried at sea.Combat training exercises aboard PT-107, an 80-foor Elco torpedo boat, circa 1942. Note twin Browning M2 .50 caliber machine guns and sailor astride Mk 6 depth charge.
PT-170, an Elco 80-footer of Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 10 (MTBRon 10), painted in “zebra” pattern designed to thwart enemy optical range finding, 1942. Photo 1 of 2PT-170, an Elco 80-footer of Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 10 (MTBRon 10), painted in “zebra” pattern designed to thwart enemy optical range finding, 1942. Photo 2 of 2PT-95, a Huckins 78-foot motor torpedo boat, in Jacksonville, Florida, United States, Jul 1942. Note how lightly armed this boat is compared to later boats in the forward areas.PT-105 and two other torpedo boats of US Navy Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron Five running at high speed during exercises off the US east coast, 12 Jul 1942
PT-170, an Elco 80-footer of Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 10 (MTBRon 10), painted in “zebra” pattern designed to thwart enemy optical range finding, 1942. Photo 1 of 2PT-170, an Elco 80-footer of Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 10 (MTBRon 10), painted in “zebra” pattern designed to thwart enemy optical range finding, 1942. Photo 2 of 2PT-95, a Huckins 78-foot motor torpedo boat, in Jacksonville, Florida, United States, Jul 1942. Note how lightly armed this boat is compared to later boats in the forward areas.PT-105 and two other torpedo boats of US Navy Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron Five running at high speed during exercises off the US east coast, 12 Jul 1942

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