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 | 262k | Montage of commemorative post marks on the occasion of the Redfin's (SS-272) keel laying, launching & commissioning at Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co, Manitowoc, WI.
| Courtesy of John Hummel. |
 | 40k | Redfin (SS-272) starboard side view just prior to being side launched on the building ways at Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co, Manitowoc, WI., 4 April 1943.
| Editors Note: There are over 200 images submitted on these pages covering the following submarines that were constructed at the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co, Manitowoc, WI,: SS-265 through SS-274, and SS-361 through SS-380. None of them would have seen the light of day if it were not for the efforts of
Curator, Asst. Director, Bill Thiesen of the Wisconsin Maritime Museum, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, and Larry Bohn, who sent them to NavSource for publication. A special debt of gratitude is owed to these two men and the Wisconsin Maritime Museum, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, home of the Cobia (SS-245) for allowing these photographs to be seen by the lovers of naval history worldwide. |
 | 38k | Redfin (SS-272) bow view prior to being side launched on the building ways at Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co, Manitowoc, WI., 4 April 1943.
| Submitted by Larry Bohn. Courtesy of the Wisconsin Maritime Museum, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, home of the Cobia (SS-245) . |
 | 47k | Redfin (SS-272) starting to enter the water at Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co, Manitowoc, WI., 4 April 1943.
| Submitted by Larry Bohn. Courtesy of the Wisconsin Maritime Museum, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, home of the Cobia (SS-245) . |
 | 51k | The launching timbers are begining to feel Redfin's (SS-272) weight as she starts entering the water of the Manitowoc River at Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co, Manitowoc, WI., 4 April 1943.
| Submitted by Larry Bohn. Courtesy of the Wisconsin Maritime Museum, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, home of the Cobia (SS-245) . |
 | 145k | Redfin's (SS-272) bell and clapper.
| Photo courtesy of Jack March via John Hummel. Photo added 09/18/09 |
 | 55k | Watercolor print by the artist Tom Denton of the side launching of a Manitowoc built boat. | Courtesy of submarineart.com |
 | 28k | Redfin (SS-272) underway during her sea trials on Lake Michigan shortly after launching at Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co, Manitowoc, WI., 4 April 1943.
| Submitted by Larry Bohn. Courtesy of the Wisconsin Maritime Museum, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, home of the Cobia (SS-245) . |
 | 79k | Starboard side view of the Redfin (SS-272), probably during shakedown trials, April 1943 on Lake Michigan.
| USN Photo courtesy of ussubvetsofworldwarii.org. |
 | 70k | Port side view of the Redfin (SS-272), probably during shakedown trials, April 1943 on Lake Michigan.
| USN Photo courtesy of ussubvetsofworldwarii.org. |
 | 55k | Redfin (SS-272) plankowners pose at Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co, Manitowoc, WI., circa April 1943.
| Submitted by Larry Bohn. Courtesy of the Wisconsin Maritime Museum, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, home of the Cobia (SS-245) . |
 | 209k | Redfin (SS-272) underway, circa 1943-44.
| Contributed by John Hummel, USN (Retired). |
 | 242k | Amidsips looking aft plan view of Redfin (SS-272) at Mare Island on 10 April 1945. She was in overhaul at the yard from 16 Jan to 12 April 1945.
| U.S. Navy Photo # 2560-45, courtesy of Darryl Baker. |
 | 370k | Broadside view of the Redfin (SS-272) off Mare Island on 12 April 1945. | U.S. Navy Photo # 2681-45, courtesy of Darryl Baker. |
 | 224k | Bow on view of Redfin (SS-272) off Mare Island on 10 April 1945 | U.S. Navy Photo # 2683-45, courtesy of Darryl Baker. |
 | 39k | A painted Redfin (SS-272) at Pearl Harbor with some unknown company; the colorful art would have to come off before they went out to sea again,
circa 1945.
| Photo courtesy of George Alan Stephens, Electricians Mate, submitted by Michael Stephens. |
 | 42k | A painted Redfin (SS-272) at Pearl Harbor with some unknown company; circa 1945. Ship's patch and score card seem to indicate that it is towards the end of the war.
| Photo courtesy of George Alan Stephens, Electricians Mate, submitted by Michael Stephens. |
 | 63k | Redfin's (SS-272) logo and scorecard painted on her bridge at Pearl Harbor, circa 1945.
| Photo courtesy of George Alan Stephens, Electricians Mate, submitted by Michael Stephens. |
 | 34k | Redfin's (SS-272) logo, circa 1945.
| Photo courtesy of George Alan Stephens, Electricians Mate, submitted by Michael Stephens. |
 | 121k | Redfin's (SS-272) battle flag & logo, circa 1945.
| Photo courtesy of George Alan Stephens, Electricians Mate, submitted by Michael Stephens. |
 | 30k | Redfin (SS-272), off Mare Island during a refit where she received special mine detection gear, circa January 1945.
| Text from DANFS,US Navy photo courtesy of Hyperwar US Navy in WW II. |
 | 121k | Redfin (SS-272) off Mare Island Naval Base, 12 April 1945 with cut down bridge. The forward 20mm gun has been replaced with a 40mm.
| US Navy photo contributed by John Hummel, USN (Retired). |
 | 92k | WWII battleflag of the Redfin (SS-272).
| USN Photo courtesy of ussubvetsofworldwarii.org. |