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View of the conning tower of USS Wahoo, Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 10 Aug 1942, photo 2 of 2Detroit at the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States, 15 Aug 1942, photo 1 of 3; note destroyer Preston in backgroundDetroit at the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States, 15 Aug 1942, photo 2 of 3; note destroyers Preston, Conyngham, Caldwell, and Walke in backgroundDetroit at the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States, 15 Aug 1942, photo 3 of 3; note destroyer Preston in background
View of the conning tower of USS Wahoo, Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 10 Aug 1942, photo 2 of 2Detroit at the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States, 15 Aug 1942, photo 1 of 3; note destroyer Preston in backgroundDetroit at the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States, 15 Aug 1942, photo 2 of 3; note destroyers Preston, Conyngham, Caldwell, and Walke in backgroundDetroit at the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States, 15 Aug 1942, photo 3 of 3; note destroyer Preston in background
Preston at the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States, 15 Aug 1942Doherty (as HMS Berry) at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States, 29 Aug 1942Commissioning ceremony of USS Tunny, Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States, 1 Sep 1942, photo 2 of 2Commissioning ceremony of USS Tunny, Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States, 1 Sep 1942, photo 2 of 2; note Sunfish alongside, Whale in background
Preston at the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States, 15 Aug 1942Doherty (as HMS Berry) at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States, 29 Aug 1942Commissioning ceremony of USS Tunny, Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States, 1 Sep 1942, photo 2 of 2Commissioning ceremony of USS Tunny, Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States, 1 Sep 1942, photo 2 of 2; note Sunfish alongside, Whale in background
The officers of the newly commissioned USS Tunny, Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States, 1 Sep 1942Roosevelt touring Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States, 24 Sep 1942, with Japanese midget submarine Ha-19 in backgroundType A Ko-hyoteki class Ha-19 midget submarine captured in Hawaii after the Pearl Harbor attack seen at Mare Island Navy Yard in California, United States at the beginning of its cross-country war bonds tour, 24 Sep 1942Submarine Tinosa being christened by sponsor Mrs. Katharine Malloy, wife of Captain William Molloy, at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 7 Oct 1942.
The officers of the newly commissioned USS Tunny, Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States, 1 Sep 1942Roosevelt touring Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States, 24 Sep 1942, with Japanese midget submarine Ha-19 in backgroundType A Ko-hyoteki class Ha-19 midget submarine captured in Hawaii after the Pearl Harbor attack seen at Mare Island Navy Yard in California, United States at the beginning of its cross-country war bonds tour, 24 Sep 1942Submarine Tinosa being christened by sponsor Mrs. Katharine Malloy, wife of Captain William Molloy, at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 7 Oct 1942.
Submarine Tinosa shortly after launch at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 7 Oct 1942.Submarine Tinosa, adorned with flags and bunting, sliding down the ways at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 7 Oct 1942.Elevated view of the after section of the cruiser USS Honolulu at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States, 24 Oct 1942.Elevated view of the forward section of the cruiser USS Honolulu at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States, 24 Oct 1942.
Submarine Tinosa shortly after launch at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 7 Oct 1942.Submarine Tinosa, adorned with flags and bunting, sliding down the ways at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 7 Oct 1942.Elevated view of the after section of the cruiser USS Honolulu at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States, 24 Oct 1942.Elevated view of the forward section of the cruiser USS Honolulu at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States, 24 Oct 1942.
USS Sunfish at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 24 Oct 1942; note submarine tender Bushnell in backgroundUSS Tunny off Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States, 3 Nov 1942USS Tunny off Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States, 6 Nov 1942Chicago at the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, 14 Dec 1942
USS Sunfish at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 24 Oct 1942; note submarine tender Bushnell in backgroundUSS Tunny off Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States, 3 Nov 1942USS Tunny off Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States, 6 Nov 1942Chicago at the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, 14 Dec 1942

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