Skip to main content

Naval History and Heritage Command

NH 68479 Submarines in San Diego harbor, California, 1940

Photo #: NH 68479 Submarines in San Diego harbor, California, 1940
Download Image:
Low (PNG, 319x319px, 68KB)
Med (JPEG, 1280x1280px, 240KB)
High (TIFF, 6178x4894px, 29MB)
Title: Submarines in San Diego harbor, California, 1940
Description: Moored alongside USS Holland (AS-3), from which the photograph was taken, the submarines are (from left to right): Salmon (SS-182); Seal (SS-183); Pickerel (SS-177); Plunger (SS-179); Snapper (SS-185) and Permit (SS-178). Note the small motor boats, of the type carried by fleet submarines prior to World War II. One of the men standing on Salmon's deck is Yeoman Clayton Johnson, who in 1969 was a Commander serving at the Naval History Division. USS Enterprise (CV-6) is in the distance, tied up at Naval Air Station, North Island. Courtesy of the U.S. Naval Institute. James C. Fahey Collection. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 68479
Related Content
Topic
Document Type
  • Photograph
Wars & Conflicts
Navy Communities
File Formats
  • Image (gif, jpg, tiff)
Location of Archival Materials
Author Name
Place of Event
Recipient Name