Inactivated submarines at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California, United States, 3 Jan 1946

Caption     Inactivated submarines at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California, United States, 3 Jan 1946 ww2dbase
Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy
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Identification Code   17-46
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Macabi   Main article  Photos  
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Photo Size 2,500 x 1,641 pixels
Photos on Same Day 3 Jan 1946
Photos at Same Place Vallejo, California, United States
Added By C. Peter Chen
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1. Commenter identity confirmed C. Peter Chen says:
4 Apr 2011 06:13:47 PM

Caption from Navsource.org:

Inactivated submarines at Mare Island on 3 January 1946.
Front row left to right: Sand Lance (SS-381), next two could be Sealion (SS-315) and Seahorse (SS-304), Searaven (SS-196), Pampanito (SS-383), Gurnard (SS-254), Mingo (SS-261), Guitarro (SS-363), Bashaw (SS-241).
Back row left to right: Unknown, Tunny (SS-282), next three could be Sargo (SS-188), Spearfish (SS-190), and Saury (SS-189), Macabi (SS-375), Sunfish (SS-281), Guavina (SS-362), Lionfish (SS-298),Piranha (SS-389).
The Scabbardfish (SS-397) is docked in ARD-11 on the other side of the causeway.

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