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Unterweser shipyard, Bremerhaven, Germany, 1933; note administrative building on the left and shipbuilding hall and the forge in the background	USS S-37, USS S-38, USS S-39, and USS S-40 at Olongapo, Philippine Islands, circa 1933-1934	USS Saratoga on Fleet Maneuvers off San Diego, 1930s. Note Martin MP-1 flying boat.	Wedding of pilots Theodor Osterkamp and Fel Gudrun Pagge, Hamburg, Germany, 1933

Wilhelm von Leeb, Prince Philipp, and others at a Nazi state function in Kassel, Germany, 1933	Plan of Reichsmarinewerft Wilhelmshaven, Germany, 1 Jan 1933; note the six dry docks, two slips, and the shipyard shops	USS Marblehead underway, 10 Jan 1933	Adolf Hitler's cabinet, Berlin, Germany, 30 Jan 1933; front row: Göring, Hitler, Papen; back row: Krosigk, Frck, Blomberg, Hugenberg; photo 1 of 2

Adolf Hitler's cabinet, Berlin, Germany, 30 Jan 1933; front row: Göring, Hitler, Papen; back row: Krosigk, Frck, Blomberg, Hugenberg; photo 2 of 2	Nazi Party members gathering outside the office of Hindenburg, Berlin, Germany, 30 Jan 1933	Nazi Party members parading in front of the Chancellor's Palace on Wilhelmstraße, Berlin, Germany, 30 Jan 1933	Nazi Party members parading on Wilhelmstraße, Berlin, Germany, 30 Jan 1933

Louisville, Salt Lake City, Northampton, and Chicago turning in formation with three other Scouting Force heavy cruisers to create a slick for landing seaplanes, off Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 31 Jan 1933	Chinese troops on the Great Wall near Luowenyu Pass, Hebei Province, China, 1933	Emperor Showa, on his horse Shirayuki, reviewing Japanese Army troops, Japan, Feb 1933	Seven cruisers at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 2 Feb 1933. Clockwise from left are Augusta, Chicago, Salt Lake City, Louisville, Pensacola, unidentified destroyer, Fox, Kane (on marine railway), Northampton, and Chester.

USS Lexington off Honolulu, Oahu, US Territory of Hawaii, with Diamond Head in the background, 2 Feb 1933	USS Saratoga (foreground) and USS Lexington (background) off Honolulu, Oahu, US Territory of Hawaii, with Diamond Head in the background, 2 Feb 1933	USS Saratoga (left) and USS Lexington (Lexington-class) at anchor off Honolulu, Hawaii, 2 Feb 1933. Note Royal Hawaiian Hotel on Waikiki beach and Diamond Head at right.	Launching of carrier Ranger, Newport News, Virginia, United States, 25 Feb 1933. Photo 1 of 2.