Photos Taken on 08 May 1943 | World War II Database


Admiral Bruce Fraser on the occasion of his British Royal Navy Home Fleet appointment, 8 May 1943	Broadside view of USS Spearfish off Mare Island Naval Shipyard in California on 8 May 1943. Note how her fairwater has been cut down, the deck gun forward, and also the barrage balloon.	Captain Warren K Berner, left, reading his orders to take command of the training carrier USS Sable at her commissioning ceremony at the American Shipbuilding Company in Buffalo, New York, 8 May 1943.	Searaven off Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 8 May 1943, photo 1 of 3

Searaven off Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 8 May 1943, photo 2 of 3	Searaven off Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 8 May 1943, photo 3 of 3	The training aircraft carrier USS Sable in the icy waters of Lake Erie on the day of her commissioning in Buffalo, New York, United States, 8 May 1943.	USS Ancon, Chesapeake Bay, United States, 8 May 1943

USS Spearfish off Mare Island Naval Shipyard in California on 8 May 1943. The two humps above her engine rooms accommodate newly installed mufflers. Note the deck gun forward and the barrage balloons.