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at anchor off the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, with six submarines alongside, circa late 1918.
R-17 (SS-94),
R-20 (SS-97),
R-15 (SS-92),
R-16 (SS-93),
R-18 (SS-95) &
R-19 (SS-96). | U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph # NH 56366. |
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Kahului, Maui, Hawaii Territory.
U.S. Navy ships and aircraft at Kahului, circa 1922-1924. The ships are (from left to right):
Burns (DM-11, ex-DD-171), commanded by Lieutenant Commander Olaf M. Hustvedt;
Seagull (AM-30), with R-17 (SS-94) alongside; and
Two "Eagle" boats, with Eagle (PE-40) furthest to the right, wearing an aviation star insignia.
Two HS-2L flying boats are moored astern of the "Eagle" boats.
| U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph # NH 104548. Photographed by Tai Sing Loo. Photo from the 1909-1924 album of Vice Admiral Olaf M. Hustvedt, USN (Retired). Courtesy of Rick Hauck, 2006. Photo added 10/03/07.
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R-17 (SS-94) diving off Hawaii. Circa 1925.
| US Navy photo courtesy of courtesy of ussubvetsofwwii.org. |
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R-17 (SS-94) underway with an Admiral aboard. His flag is flying from the bridge.
| US Navy photo courtesy of ussubvetsofwwii.org. |
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R-17 (SS-94) underway in a tinted colored photo.
| US Navy photo courtesy of National Archives via Ric Hedman. |
 | 152k | The crews of Submarine Divisions 9 & 14 line the decks of their boats (20 in all) at the Submarine base at Pearl Harbor on 12 December 1930.
R-1 (SS-78),
R-2 (SS-79),
R-3 (SS-80),
R-4 (SS-81),
R-5 (SS-82),
R-6 (SS-83),
R-7 (SS-84),
R-8 (SS-85),
R-9 (SS-86),
R-10 (SS-87),
R-11 (SS-88),
R-12 (SS-89),
R-13 (SS-90),
R-14 (SS-91),
R-15 (SS-92),
R-16 (SS-93),
R-17 (SS-94),
R-18 (SS-95),
R-19 (SS-96) &
R-20 (SS-97).
All the R-boats were to leave the base where they had been serving for upwards of 8 years and transfer to the East coast to be decommissioned over the next 3 years. The only identifiable boat is the R-16. | US Navy photo by Tai Sing Loo, courtesy of E. Little. |
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R-17 (SS-94) outboard & R-18 (SS-95) moored at Trinidad, Spring 1943.
| US Navy photo courtesy of National Archives via Ric Hedman, Mike Green, & uscg.mil. |
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Commemorative issue & photo inset of the R-17 (SS-94) as the HMS P512, following the Lend - Lease Act in 1941.
| Photo courtesy of Jack Treutle. |
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