Black and White Photographs Colorized by WW2DB

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Inspection of USS Growler’s damaged bow while nested alongside sub-tender USS Fulton at Capricorn Wharf, New Farm Submarine Base, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 17 Feb 1943.	On the day of her commissioning, USS Lexington (Essex-class) makes slow headway through the icy waters of Boston harbor, Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 17 Feb 1943.	USS Growler’s damaged bow after a collision, New Farm Submarine Base, Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, 17 Feb 1943. Note the Colonial Sugar Refinery dead ahead of Growler while her bow points toward Hawthorne across the river.	American Red Cross assistant field director Herbert M. Sifford grinding coffee in a camp near Tebessa, Tunisia before heading out to meet soldiers, 19 Feb 1943

Launching of submarine Bluefish, Croton, Connecticut, United States, 21 Feb 1943	Submarine Bluefish shortly after launching, Groton, Connecticut, United States, 21 Feb 1943	Instrument panel of a Martin PBM-3R Mariner stationed at the Naval Air Station Banana River, Florida, United States, 24 Feb 1943. Photo 1 of 3.	Instrument panel of a Martin PBM-3R Mariner stationed at the Naval Air Station Banana River, Florida, United States, 24 Feb 1943. Photo 2 of 3.

Instrument panel of a Martin PBM-3R Mariner stationed at the Naval Air Station Banana River, Florida, United States, 24 Feb 1943. Photo 3 of 3.	An American M3 Lee tank near Kasserine Pass in Tunisia, late Feb 1943	American troops marching through the Kasserine Pass, Tunisia, 26 Feb 1943	Commissioning ceremonies for Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 16 (MTBRon 16) at Higgins Boatworks in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 26 Feb 1943. Note Higgins 78-foot PT Boats and LCM landing craft in the distance.

Aerial view looking north at the Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia, United States, about 1943. Note the short-hull Essex-class carrier in Drydock No. 8 (foreground).	An US Navy beaching crew clinging to the tow line of a PBM Mariner aircraft, Naval Air Station Banana River, Florida, United States, circa Mar 1943	Bird's-eye view of the amidships section of USS Iowa, circa Feb-Mar 1943	Bullet hole through USS Growler’s main hatch sustained 7 Feb 1943. Photo taken at the New Farm Submarine Base, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, mid-Feb 1943.

Bullet holes marked for repair on the fairwater of USS Growler while at the New Farm Submarine Base, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, mid-Feb 1943.	French battleship Richelieu, maneuvered by tugboats, arriving in New York, New York, United States for repairs, early 1943	M10 tank destroyer on a training maneuver in the United States, Mar 1943	M10 tank destroyer under construction in a General Motors factory in the United States, Mar 1943