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USS Pike (SS-173)

USN photo contributed by Senior Chief Don

Pike is seen moored to Berth No. 1 shortly after her launch at the Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME., September 12, 1935. Much work needs to be done before her construction is complete. Notably, her periscopes and supporting shears have not yet been installed. She is sitting high in the water, several feet above her normal waterline. The upper port side forward torpedo tube is visible, and the upward curve of her stern can be seen. Her fitting out process would last another 2½ months. She would be commissioned on December 2, 1935.

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