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| Aerial view of William Cramp & Sons shipyard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 15 Mar 1943 | Submarine Escolar under construction at William Cramp and Sons, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, Apr 1943 | Launching of submarine Escolar, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 18 Apr 1943, photo 1 of 2 | Launching of submarine Escolar, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 18 Apr 1943, photo 2 of 2 |
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| Submarine Escolar, 1943-1944 | USS Escolar, possibly off Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States, circa Jun 1944 | USS Escolar at Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii, Sep 1944 |
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