Photos of World War II Ships | World War II Database

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USS Wahoo, 19 Jun 1942	Survivors 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.	Bell sliding down the building ways after being christened at the Charleston Navy Yard, South Carolina, 24 Jun 1942	Corvette HMS Bluebell underway on the River Tyne, England, United Kingdom, 24 Jun 1942

Pensacola at Sand Island, Midway Atoll, disembarking Marine reinforcements, 25 Jun 1942; at the foreground was the lone surviving land-based Avenger of Midway battle	Yamakaze sinking as seen from the periscope of USS Nautilus, 25 Jun 1942, photo 1 of 2	Yamakaze sinking as seen from the periscope of USS Nautilus, 25 Jun 1942, photo 2 of 2	USS Helena at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 27 Jun 1942

Detailed Operating Schedule for Launching of the Tunny, 30 Jun 1942, page 1 of 2	Detailed Operating Schedule for Launching of the Tunny, 30 Jun 1942, page 2 of 2	Launching ceremony of submarine Tunny, Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States, 30 Jun 1942	Launching of submarine Tunny, Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States, 30 Jun 1942

Mrs. Frederick Crisp christening submarine Tunny, Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States, 30 Jun 1942; Commander Lemuel Padget and Rear Admiral W. L. Friedell were also present	Stern view of the Tunny on the building ways at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States, 30 Jun 1942	Submarine Tunny immediately after launching, off Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States, 30 Jun 1942	A view of the CalShip yards from a Liberty-ship at the fitting out docks, Los Angeles, California, United States, circa 1942. Note scaffolding of the shipways at left.

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.	Equator crossing ceremony aboard Wasp, Jul 1942	Fairfield shipyard workers aboard HMS Howe at Govan, Scotland, United Kingdom, Jul 1942	HMS Formidable underway in the monsoon in the Indian Ocean, 23 Jun-2 Jul 1942