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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.A whaleboat and a motor launch evacuated Lexington, 8 May 1942; TBD, SBD and F4F aircraft could be seen on the flight deckA whaleboat evacuating men from USS Lexington, 8 May 1942, photo 1 of 2
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.A whaleboat and a motor launch evacuated Lexington, 8 May 1942; TBD, SBD and F4F aircraft could be seen on the flight deckA whaleboat evacuating men from USS Lexington, 8 May 1942, photo 1 of 2
A 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 2View 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 2
A 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 2View 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 2
Fletcher 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 2
Fletcher 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 2
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 2 of 2PT-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 1942Kingfisher aircraft of No. 1 Flying Boat Repair Depot RAAF at rest, Lake Boga, Victoria, Australia, Aug 1942Electric Boat workers preparing submarine Harder for launching, Groton, Connecticut, United States, 19 Aug 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 2 of 2PT-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 1942Kingfisher aircraft of No. 1 Flying Boat Repair Depot RAAF at rest, Lake Boga, Victoria, Australia, Aug 1942Electric Boat workers preparing submarine Harder for launching, Groton, Connecticut, United States, 19 Aug 1942
Boats arriving at Leningrad, Russia via Lake Ladoga, bringing food and other supplies, 1 Sep 1942Life boat from SS Tilawa in process of sinking due to overloading as seen from cruiser HMS Birmingham, 25 Nov 1942.Elco 80-foot torpedo boat PT-109 commanded by Ensign Bryant L Larson delivering 96 survivors from the sunken cruiser USS Northampton to Tulagi Harbor, Solomon Islands, 1 Dec 1942. Note the cruiser USS New Orleans at left.H8K flying boat, 26 Dec 1942
Boats arriving at Leningrad, Russia via Lake Ladoga, bringing food and other supplies, 1 Sep 1942Life boat from SS Tilawa in process of sinking due to overloading as seen from cruiser HMS Birmingham, 25 Nov 1942.Elco 80-foot torpedo boat PT-109 commanded by Ensign Bryant L Larson delivering 96 survivors from the sunken cruiser USS Northampton to Tulagi Harbor, Solomon Islands, 1 Dec 1942. Note the cruiser USS New Orleans at left.H8K flying boat, 26 Dec 1942

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