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Commissioning ceremony of USS Sunfish, Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States, 15 Jul 1942; note submarine Tunny alongsideSubmarine Whale during trials off Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 30 Jul 1942Submarine Whale off Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 30 Jul 1942USS Whale at Naval Air Station Alameda, California, United States, 30 Jul 1942
Commissioning ceremony of USS Sunfish, Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States, 15 Jul 1942; note submarine Tunny alongsideSubmarine Whale during trials off Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 30 Jul 1942Submarine Whale off Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 30 Jul 1942USS Whale at Naval Air Station Alameda, California, United States, 30 Jul 1942
Heavy cruiser USS Chester after an overhaul off Mare Island Naval Shipyard in San Francisco Bay, California, 6 Aug 1942. Photo 1 of 2.Heavy cruiser USS Chester after an overhaul off Mare Island Naval Shipyard in San Francisco Bay, California, 6 Aug 1942. Photo 2 of 2.Port side view of USS Wahoo, Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 10 Aug 1942Stern view of USS Wahoo, Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 10 Aug 1942
Heavy cruiser USS Chester after an overhaul off Mare Island Naval Shipyard in San Francisco Bay, California, 6 Aug 1942. Photo 1 of 2.Heavy cruiser USS Chester after an overhaul off Mare Island Naval Shipyard in San Francisco Bay, California, 6 Aug 1942. Photo 2 of 2.Port side view of USS Wahoo, Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 10 Aug 1942Stern view of USS Wahoo, Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 10 Aug 1942
USS Wahoo departing Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States, 10 Aug 1942; note munitions ship USS Shasta at the pier and barrage balloons overhead.View of the conning tower of USS Wahoo, Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 10 Aug 1942, photo 1 of 2View 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 background
USS Wahoo departing Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States, 10 Aug 1942; note munitions ship USS Shasta at the pier and barrage balloons overhead.View of the conning tower of USS Wahoo, Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 10 Aug 1942, photo 1 of 2View 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 background
Detroit 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 backgroundPreston 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 1942
Detroit 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 backgroundPreston 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 1942
African-American welder Ernest Enloe Cotton learning from a more experienced colleague while building Liberty Ship Booker T. Washington, California Shipbuilding Corporation yard, Los Angeles, California, United States, Sep 1942CalShip journeyman welder Jesse Kermit Lucas and his apprentice, Rodney Gail Chesney, while they were working on Liberty-ship Booker T Washington, Los Angeles, California, United States, Sep 1942.Captured A6M Captured A6M Zero fighter
African-American welder Ernest Enloe Cotton learning from a more experienced colleague while building Liberty Ship Booker T. Washington, California Shipbuilding Corporation yard, Los Angeles, California, United States, Sep 1942CalShip journeyman welder Jesse Kermit Lucas and his apprentice, Rodney Gail Chesney, while they were working on Liberty-ship Booker T Washington, Los Angeles, California, United States, Sep 1942.Captured A6M 'Akutan Zero' fighter with US markings flying over San Diego, California, United States, Sep 1942Captured A6M Zero fighter 'Akutan Zero' flying over San Diego, California, United States, Sep 1942

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