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Tuna crew photo taken at Hunters Point Navy Yard, San Francisco, CA., 1943 just before deployment to the Pacific. Front row ninth man from left is Elbert H. Hill.

Photo courtesy of Elbert H. Hill.

Tuna's officers in a closeup of the above photo taken at Hunter's Point, CA. 1943.

Photo courtesy of Elbert H. Hill.

Chief Petty Officers and crew of the Tuna from the above photo. Second man from left in back row is HMC Jack Roy Storms. Elbert H. Hill is in the front row last man on right.

Photo courtesy of Elbert H. Hill.

Closeup of another portion of the Tuna crew, 1943.

Photo courtesy of Elbert H. Hill.

Closeup of another portion of the Tuna crew, 1943.

Photo courtesy of Elbert H. Hill.

Closeup of another portion of the Tuna crew, 1943.

Photo courtesy of Elbert H. Hill.

Tuna is shown here outboard of Searaven (SS-196) and Dentuda (SS-335) at Mare Island while the boats were being prepped for decommissioning in 1946. If you look closely at the decks of the Searaven and Tuna just forward of the conning tower fairwaters are the boat shaped covers of the deck hatches used to store the ships boats. Pre WW II submarines carried two small craft used to ferry men and supplies to shore and other vessels. Once the war started these were considered not necessary and the boats were removed.

Photo in the private collection of Ric Hedman.

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