902 items in this album on 46 pages.

PrestonHenley ready for launching, Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States, 12 Jan 1937; note Preston partially visible through the crane rails, at rightUSS Ranger entering drydock at Hunters Point Naval Shipyard, San Francisco, California, United States, 2 Mar 1937. This was the first occasion that a US aircraft carrier entered drydock with aircraft still aboard.Henley at the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States, 1 Oct 1937, photo 1 of 2
Preston's ship data plaque, photographed at the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States, circa 1937Henley ready for launching, Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States, 12 Jan 1937; note Preston partially visible through the crane rails, at rightUSS Ranger entering drydock at Hunters Point Naval Shipyard, San Francisco, California, United States, 2 Mar 1937. This was the first occasion that a US aircraft carrier entered drydock with aircraft still aboard.Henley at the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States, 1 Oct 1937, photo 1 of 2
Henley at the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States, 1 Oct 1937, photo 2 of 2Henley in San Pablo Bay, near the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States, 5 Oct 1937, photo 1 of 3Henley in San Pablo Bay, near the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States, 5 Oct 1937, photo 2 of 3Henley in San Pablo Bay, near the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States, 5 Oct 1937, photo 3 of 3
Henley at the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States, 1 Oct 1937, photo 2 of 2Henley in San Pablo Bay, near the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States, 5 Oct 1937, photo 1 of 3Henley in San Pablo Bay, near the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States, 5 Oct 1937, photo 2 of 3Henley in San Pablo Bay, near the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States, 5 Oct 1937, photo 3 of 3
A-17 aircraft at Oakland Airport, California, United States, 1938A-17A aircraft of US 17th Attack Squadron at rest at Oakland Airport, California, United States, 1938Indianapolis off San Francisco, California, United States, Golden Gate Bridge in background, circa 1938USS Ranger at North Island, San Diego, California, United States, 14 Mar 1938. Note the bends in the stacks that allow them to swing outboard for flight operations.
A-17 aircraft at Oakland Airport, California, United States, 1938A-17A aircraft of US 17th Attack Squadron at rest at Oakland Airport, California, United States, 1938Indianapolis off San Francisco, California, United States, Golden Gate Bridge in background, circa 1938USS Ranger at North Island, San Diego, California, United States, 14 Mar 1938. Note the bends in the stacks that allow them to swing outboard for flight operations.
Former aircraft carrier, converted into a seaplane tender, USS Langley and aircraft carrier USS Ranger at North Island, San Diego, California, United States, circa 1938.USS Mississippi and USS New Mexico during Fleet Review, off Los Angeles, California, United States, Dec 1938Douglas TBD Devastator of Torpedo Squadron VT-5 at North Island, San Diego, California, United States, circa 1939.Paul Aebersold and Gladys Anslow at the 16 MeV 60-inch cyclotron at the University of California, Berkley in the United States, 1939
Former aircraft carrier, converted into a seaplane tender, USS Langley and aircraft carrier USS Ranger at North Island, San Diego, California, United States, circa 1938.USS Mississippi and USS New Mexico during Fleet Review, off Los Angeles, California, United States, Dec 1938Douglas TBD Devastator of Torpedo Squadron VT-5 at North Island, San Diego, California, United States, circa 1939.Paul Aebersold and Gladys Anslow at the 16 MeV 60-inch cyclotron at the University of California, Berkley in the United States, 1939
Wu Chien-Shiung with friend Margaret Lewis, Berkeley, California, United States, date unknownAn early, highly polished P-38 Lightning rolls out of the Lockheed hangar in Burbank, California, United StatesSubmarine USS Swordfish shortly after launching at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States, 1 Apr 1939United States submarine Swordfish on the ways at Mare Island Naval Shipyard on the day of her launching, 1 Apr 1939
Wu Chien-Shiung with friend Margaret Lewis, Berkeley, California, United States, date unknownAn early, highly polished P-38 Lightning rolls out of the Lockheed hangar in Burbank, California, United StatesSubmarine USS Swordfish shortly after launching at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States, 1 Apr 1939United States submarine Swordfish on the ways at Mare Island Naval Shipyard on the day of her launching, 1 Apr 1939

902 items in this album on 46 pages.



Search WW2DB
Famous WW2 Quote
"You ask, what is our aim? I can answer in one word. It is victory. Victory at all costs. Victory in spite of all terrors. Victory, however long and hard the road may be, for without victory there is no survival."

Winston Churchill


Support Us

Please consider supporting us on Patreon. Even $1 a month will go a long way. Thank you!

Or, please support us by purchasing some WW2DB merchandise at TeeSpring, Thank you!