S-50
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USN photo in the private collection of Ric Hedman.
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USN photo in the private collection of Ric Hedman.
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USN photo in the private collection of Ric Hedman.
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A fine shot of S-50 in drydock at what is likely the Brooklyn Navy Yard, late 1924 or early 1925. Earlier in 1924 she had suffered a serious battery fire that required several months of repair and refitting at Portsmouth and Groton, with follow up work and a hull cleaning done at Brooklyn. A high pressure water hose is being used to do an initial cleaning of the hull, preparatory to a thorough scraping to remove marine growth. The guards over her permanently rigged out below-water bow planes can be clearly seen here.
Photo in the private collection of Ric Hedman.
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USN photo in the private collection of Ric Hedman.
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Photo NH 42835 courtesy of the NHHC.
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Photo in the private collection of Ric Hedman.
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International Newsreel photo from the book On The Bottom, by Edward Ellsberg, 1929.
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International Newsreel photo from the book On The Bottom, by Edward Ellsberg, 1929.
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International Newsreel photo from the book On The Bottom, by Edward Ellsberg, 1929.
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Photo in the private collection of Ric Hedman.
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