Electric Boat workers preparing submarine Harder for launching, Groton, Connecticut, United States, 19 Aug 1942A sailor in his bunk aboard USS Harder, date unknownClose-up of USS HarderCrew of USS Harder, date unknown
Electric Boat workers preparing submarine Harder for launching, Groton, Connecticut, United States, 19 Aug 1942A sailor in his bunk aboard USS Harder, date unknownClose-up of USS Harder's conning tower, date unknownCrew of USS Harder, date unknown
Crew of USS Harder, date unknownSailorsBow view of USS Harder, Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 7 Feb 1944Stern view of USS Harder, Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 7 Feb 1944
Crew of USS Harder, date unknownSailors' mess aboard USS Harder, date unknownBow view of USS Harder, Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 7 Feb 1944Stern view of USS Harder, Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 7 Feb 1944
Bow view of USS Harder, Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 19 Feb 1944Port side view of USS Harder, Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 19 Feb 1944Starboard side view of USS Harder, Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 19 Feb 1944Starboard side view of USS Harder, Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 19 Feb 1944, photo 2 of 2
Bow view of USS Harder, Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 19 Feb 1944Port side view of USS Harder, Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 19 Feb 1944Starboard side view of USS Harder, Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 19 Feb 1944Starboard side view of USS Harder, Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 19 Feb 1944, photo 2 of 2
Stern view of USS Harder, Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 19 Feb 1944USS harder at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 19 Feb 1944, photo 1 of 2Submarine USS Harder backing away from the reef off Woleai, Caroline Islands, 1 Apr 1944; note SOC Seagull seaplane off Harder’s starboard quarter and rescued aviator Ensign John Galvin in a raft off the bow.Submarine USS Harder with her bow against the reef off Woleai, Caroline Islands, 1 Apr 1944 as a rescue party went ashore to rescue aviator Ensign John Galvin on the beach. Note SOC Seagull seaplane.
Stern view of USS Harder, Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 19 Feb 1944USS harder at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 19 Feb 1944, photo 1 of 2Submarine USS Harder backing away from the reef off Woleai, Caroline Islands, 1 Apr 1944; note SOC Seagull seaplane off Harder’s starboard quarter and rescued aviator Ensign John Galvin in a raft off the bow.Submarine USS Harder with her bow against the reef off Woleai, Caroline Islands, 1 Apr 1944 as a rescue party went ashore to rescue aviator Ensign John Galvin on the beach. Note SOC Seagull seaplane.
USS Harder rescuing aviator Ensign John Galvin off Woleai, Caroline Islands, 1 Apr 1944; note SOC Seagull seaplane in background
USS Harder rescuing aviator Ensign John Galvin off Woleai, Caroline Islands, 1 Apr 1944; note SOC Seagull seaplane in background
Further Reading

Read more about Harder



Search WW2DB
News

Random Photograph

Red Army soldier Mikhail Alekseevich Yegorov of Soviet 756 Rifle Regiment flying the Soviet flag over the Reichstag, Berlin, Germany, 2 May 1945, photo 1 of 3

Current Site Statistics

Famous WW2 Quote
"Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few."

Winston Churchill, on the RAF


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!