
Caption | Brass commissioning plate of the USS Spearfish. ww2dbase | ||||
Photographer | Unknown | ||||
Source | ww2dbaseElectric Boat Company via United States Navy | ||||
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Photo Size | 3,000 x 2,250 pixels | ||||
Added By | David Stubblebine | ||||
Licensing | Public Domain. This photo is now in the collection of the United States Navy. According to General Dynamics Electric Boat, "Our archives have been donated to the Submarine Force Library and Museum and the U.S. Navy Historical Branch in Washington, D.C." Additionally, according to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government". Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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