V-2 in drydock at the Boston Navy Yard, Charlestown, MA., probably in the late summer of 1927. The V-2 and her sisters V-1 and V-3 were preparing for a long trip, they were being transferred to the Pacific coast in November 1927 along with Submarine Division 20. In this photo she is firmly down on the keel blocks and she is braced to the dock sidewall. Divers have been in the water to ensure that the boat is resting squarly on the blocks and that none have shifted. The men on the floating platforms are performing a similar function. Emptying the dock is a tricky process and has to be carefully done over several hours to ensure safety.
Photo courtesy of the Boston Public Library, Leslie Jones Collection. Used with permission.
In this view from the starboard bow, the draining process is proceeding, with keel blocks now visible. One of the V-2's small boats has been hauled out of it's enclosure and placed on deck, likely for maintenance. These two views give a good view of the boat's unusual hull form.
Photo courtesy of the Boston Public Library, Leslie Jones Collection. Used with permission.
This photo was taken at the same time as the one above. Details of the V-2's paddle-blade propellers, propeller guards, shovel-shaped stern, and stern torpedo tubes can be seen. The ventrally mounted rudder and stern diving planes was a former Lake Torpedo Boat Company patent that had been incorporated into the design.
Photo courtesy of the Boston Public Library, Leslie Jones Collection. Used with permission.
