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Light cruiser Oyodo at Kure Naval Arsenal, Japan, circa 28 Feb 1943; note the 45m large catapult at stern which was later removed during conversion	Aerial view looking north at the Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia, United States, about 1943. Note the short-hull Essex-class carrier in Drydock No. 8 (foreground).	Bird's-eye view of the amidships section of USS Iowa, circa Feb-Mar 1943	Bullet hole through USS Growler’s main hatch sustained 7 Feb 1943. Photo taken at the New Farm Submarine Base, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, mid-Feb 1943.

Bullet holes marked for repair on the fairwater of USS Growler while at the New Farm Submarine Base, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, mid-Feb 1943.	Close-up view of turret No. 2 and bridge of Richelieu, probably at New York, New York, United States, early 1943; note damaged gun barrel	Fletcher-class destroyer painted in Measure 21 blue paint cutting through the waves close aboard the carrier USS Saratoga in the Pacific, circa 1943.	French battleship Richelieu, maneuvered by tugboats, arriving in New York, New York, United States for repairs, early 1943

HMS Indomitable steaming in British waters, early 1943. Note the Fairey Albacore aircraft and one naval Supermarine Spitfire.	Time Magazine war correspondent William Walton, in the expensive coat, speaking with crewmen aboard the Coast Guard cutter Spencer, early 1943 in the Atlantic.	United States Navy Rear Admiral DeWitt Ramsey aboard USS Saratoga, Mar 1943. Note autograph.	USS Alabama in the Atlantic Ocean, Mar 1943

A TBF-1 Avenger of Torpedo Squadron VT-4 resting upside down on two of USS Ranger’s port stacks following a landing accident in the mid-Atlantic, 2 Mar 1943. Note the tailhook still hooked to the arresting cable.	Battleship USS Mississippi entering Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 2 Mar 1943.	Aerial view of USS Alabama in the Atlantic Ocean, 4 Mar 1943	HMS Victorious moored at Berth F-10, Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii, Mar 4, 1943. The carrier was undergoing modifications for service during the period she was on loan to the US Fleet. Photo 1 of 2.

HMS Victorious moored at Berth F-10, Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii, Mar 4, 1943. The carrier was undergoing modifications for service during the period she was on loan to the US Fleet. Photo 2 of 2.	Superstructure of USS Alabama while underway in the Atlantic Ocean, 4 Mar 1943	USS Alabama in the Atlantic Ocean, 4 Mar 1943	Broadside view of submarine USS Tinosa off Mare Island Navy Yard, San Pablo Bay, California, United States, 5 Mar 1943.