Mare Island Navy Yard Photographs | World War II Database

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United States submarine Swordfish on the ways at Mare Island Naval Shipyard on the day of her launching, 1 Apr 1939	Destroyer USS Ward off Mare Island, California, Sep 1939. Two years later, this ship would go on to fire the United States’ first shot of the Pacific War.	Keel laying ceremony of submarine Whale, Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 28 Jun 1941, photo 1 of 2	Keel laying ceremony of submarine Whale, Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 28 Jun 1941, photo 2 of 2

View of Ways 3 and 4 at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 30 Jun 1941; note hull section for future USS Wahoo at left of photo	Astoria's bridge area while at Mare Island Navy Yard, 9 Jul 1941	Astoria off Mare Island Navy Yard, 11 Jul 1941, photo 1 of 2	Astoria off Mare Island Navy Yard, 11 Jul 1941, photo 2 of 2

Launching of Trigger, Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 22 Oct 1941; note submarine Sunfish and submarine tender Sperry in background	Porter off Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States, 4 Nov 1941	W. N. Simons and Robert F. Cooke, honorary keel layers of submarine Tunny, posing with the sign at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California, United States, 10 Nov 1941	USS Ballard at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 5 Jan 1942; note submarines under construction, probably Wahoo and Whale

Concord off Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States, 9 Feb 1942	Guests at the launching ceremony of submarine Wahoo, Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 14 Feb 1942	Launching of submarine Wahoo, Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 14 Feb 1942, photo 1 of 4; note submarine Whale nearby	Launching of submarine Wahoo, Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 14 Feb 1942, photo 2 of 4; note submarine Whale nearby

Launching of submarine Wahoo, Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 14 Feb 1942, photo 3 of 4; note submarine Whale nearby	Launching of submarine Wahoo, Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 14 Feb 1942, photo 4 of 4; note submarine Whale nearby	Matron of Honor Mrs. A. F. Huntington and Sponsor Mrs. William C. Baker after the launching ceremony of Wahoo, Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 14 Feb 1942	Sponsor Mrs. William C. Baker after the launching ceremony of Wahoo, Vallejo, California, United States, 14 Feb 1942

477 items in this album on 24 pages.