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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color:#00008B"> | <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color:#00008B">S-6 is shown here entering harbor after her collision with damage to her periscopes and shears. The harbor is most likely Subic Bay, Philippines based on the background. Date is unknown but is between 1922-1924. S-6 is maneuvering to moor alongside her Division 12 and 18 shipmates. | ||
<small>Photo | In the background are numerous ships. On the left is a four stack destroyer, in the middle is the gunboat USS Sacramento (PG-19), and on the right is another four stack destroyer. | ||
<small>Photo courtesy of Jim Townsend, son of Charles J. Townsend, a former S-6 crewmember.</small> | |||
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Revision as of 13:46, 7 September 2023
S-6 is shown here entering harbor after her collision with damage to her periscopes and shears. The harbor is most likely Subic Bay, Philippines based on the background. Date is unknown but is between 1922-1924. S-6 is maneuvering to moor alongside her Division 12 and 18 shipmates.
In the background are numerous ships. On the left is a four stack destroyer, in the middle is the gunboat USS Sacramento (PG-19), and on the right is another four stack destroyer.
Photo courtesy of Jim Townsend, son of Charles J. Townsend, a former S-6 crewmember.