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Who Am I?78k"A submerged American submarine firing a torpedo as seen from a U.S. Navy seaplane at an elevation of 1,000 feet.
The compressed air from the torpedo tube has just risen to the surface where it has the appearance of a cloud of steam. The wake of the U-boat's periscope also appears plainly."
The identity of this sub was not listed.
INSERT:- A photographer perched on the nose of a naval seaplane, as seen from another machine flying obliquely above. The camera man's position, far in advance of the pilot, gives him an extraordnary range of vision in three directions." 		Photo courtesy of memory.loc.gov. Text from New York Times, March 9, 1919. Photo added 02/21/08.
Who Am I?64kA close up of a early construction government built Gato class submarine with only part of it's hull number painted on the sail, and a symbol possibly reminiscent of the Guardfish (SS-217). The number painted on the conning tower probably indicates its squadron, # 5 (?), which if it was during WW II would make it in the Atlantic. It may have been taken off Pensacola in the summer of 1944, or somewhere in the Pacific during 1945 or early 1946.
USN photo courtesy of Ivan van Meter, submitted by Jack LaPeer courtesy of Fabio Peņa. Photo i.d. courtesy of David Johnston & John Hummel.
Who Am I?89k High altitude photo of a Gato/Balao class submarine. It may have been taken off Pensacola in the summer of 1944, or somewhere in the Pacific during 1945 or early 1946.
USN photo courtesy of Ivan van Meter, submitted by Jack LaPeer courtesy of Fabio Peņa. Photo i.d. courtesy of David Johnston & John Hummel.
Who Am I? 41k By the end of the war, submarine commanders could elect to carry two 5 in/25 guns. Pargo (SS-264) is shown here on 21 May 1945 off Mare Island, CA. Note the sponson built out around her after gun.
The above text and photo say Pargo, but Pargo had a starboard side anchor, and this boat has a port side. She is also spoting Portsmouth limber holes, but she is a EB built boat.
Photo & text courtesy of U.S. Submarines Through 1945, An Illustrated Design History by Norman Friedman. Naval Institute Press.
Photo I.D. and text courtesy of John Hummel.
Who Am I?154kS-boat and friend. The fleet boat is probably a Balao class, but this is a guess. Too little detail is visible. The S-boat is an EB product, either a 30 series boat, or S-40 or 41. The 20 series boats had a different shaped housing for the bow plane pivot and the S-42 through 47 had a prominent gun access trunk on the forward edge of the conning tower fairwater. The government built S-boats had an entirely different superstructure configuration. A curious thing is the lack of a deck gun on the S-boat . There is also no Union Jack on the jackstaff. This leads me to believe that this photo was taken stateside in the immediate post-war period, probably late 1945 and the S-boat was decommissioned and awaiting scrapping. Text courtesy of David Johnston. Photo courtesy of Theodore Roscoe, from his book "U.S. Submarine Operations of WW II", published by USNI.
Who Am I?650k Life beneath the seas on a U.S. submarine. A submariner reading his favorite comic-strip. The submarine mascot pants in the shade of the conning tower, circa Jan. 1944 (maybe before). NARA # 080-G-335388, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil.
Who Am I?114kSubs alongside of the Proteus (AS-12); was taken late wartime, probably 1945 and shows two Balao / Tench class and possibly a Gato class (inboard boat). U.S. Navy photo courtesy of ussubvetsofworldwarii.org. Text courtesy of David Johnston, (USNR).
Who Am I?271kA closer view of a few boats alongside at lower base, with landmark esacpe training tank. Submarine Force Library, courtesy of Ken Hart.
Who AM I?112k Outboard of the Coucal (AS-8). The inboard boat is a Fleet Snorkel built by Portsmouth or Cramp and is most probably the Sabalo (SS-302). She had the dome starboard of center (forward of the other) and was homeported in Yokosuka for part of her life. The yard aparatus appears to be from Yokosuka which was Coucal's home port for a great part of its life.
The outboard boat is a government yard built Balao class or Tench. This picture was probably taken in the 1952 to 1955 timeframe.
To identify these boats, I was keying on the topside sonar arrangement on the forward deck of the Fleet Snorkel. The streamlined dome on the starboard side is either a WFA or BQS-3. That in itself was not unusual. What caught my eye was the can-on-a-post directly to port of this dome. The unconverted boat outboard also has it in the same location. These two boats are the only two I have ever seen with this arrangement. It is not the JT sonar, both boats have the T-shaped JT head just aft of this feature. It has me completely stumped. None of my references mention or identify it, and I have never seen it in any other picture. It might not even be sonar gear. It's possible that it is some other type of topside equipment. 		USN photo courtesy of ussubvetsofwwii.org. Text courtesy of David Johnston, (USNR) & Jeff Owens, webmaster and historian for Sabalo (SS-302).
Who Am I?153kSubs alongside of the Sperry (AS-12). There are three Guppies, one AGSS, and Skipjack class 585's. The Caiman (SS-323) looks like the boat overhanging the end of the pier. Caiman was a Guppy 1A and had the sail, bow and aft messenger bouy on the port side as shown. U.S. Navy photo courtesy of ussubvetsofworldwarii.org. Photo i.d. courtesy of Ray ? Text courtesy of David Johnston, (USNR).
Who Am I?360k US Naval Submarine Base, Point Loma. It is circa 1968. Identifiable bow on is the submarine tender Nereus (AS-17). Inboard of her is the submarine tender Sperry (AS-12), with the 2nd boat outboard of her is the Bream (SS-243) with a 594 Permit class nuke.
In the left foreground is the Menhaden (SS-377). All of the submarines in the photo have had some type of "Guppy" conversion.
USN photo courtesy of Robert M. Cieri. Text i.d. courtesy of David Johnston, (USNR).
Who Am I?94kSubs alongside of the L.Y. Spear (AS-30); was probably taken late 70's or early 80's in what looks like Norfolk. There are eight Sturgeon (SSN-637's) and one Los Angeles (SSN-688) in port. U.S. Navy photo courtesy of ussubvetsofworldwarii.org. Text courtesy of David Johnston, (USNR).
Who Am I?123k A submarine rests inside the large auxiliary floating dry dock Los Alamos (AFDB-7) shortly before being lowered into the water at Navy Fleet Ballistic Submarine Refit Site 1 on 1 Dec 1985. USN photo # DN-ST-87-02364, by JOC Fred J. Klinkenberger, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil. & submitted by Bill Gonyo.
Who Am I?606k Lots of water and little space surround a 637 class underway. U.S. Navy photo # N-0000X-115 courtesy of extensis.cnrc.navy.mil. & Bob Shouse.
Who Am I?495k Tail end Charlie on the back of a 637 class underway. U.S. Navy photo # N-0000X-109 courtesy of extensis.cnrc.navy.mil. & Bob Shouse.
Who Am I?159kSubs alongside of the Simon Lake (AS-30); three Benjamin Franklin class (SSBN-640) and a Lafayette class (SSBN-616) alongside in Kings Bay, GA. The photo's timeframe is probably around 1979-80 right after Kings Bay opened because the pier parking lot (light color patch on aft port side) is unpaved. U.S. Navy photo courtesy of ussubvetsofworldwarii.org. Text courtesy of David Johnston (USNR) & Jim Harper.
Who Am I?409k US Naval Submarine Base, Pearl Harbor. It is circa 1987.
USN photo courtesy of Robert M. Cieri.
Who Am I?186k The large harbor tug Mister Don from Corpus Christi maneuvers a fast attack submarine out of the harbor at Point Loma, 1 Feb 1988. USN photo # DN-SN-88-06097, by PHC Dave Fraker, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil. & submitted by Bill Gonyo.
Who Am I?227kCrewmen stand on the deck of a U.S. Navy Lafayette Class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine as it passes through the Miraflores Locks of the Panama Canal circa 1 Sep 1989. Following behind the submarine are two U.S. Navy PBR Mark 2 river patrol boats.
USN photo # DA-ST-90-07099, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil. & submitted by Bill Gonyo.
Who Am I?174k An aerial view, looking west, of a section of the naval base showing two of the destroyer and submarine (D&S) piers located on the south end of the installation. A submarine tender and several nuclear-powered attack submarines are tied up, 22 Jan 1995.
The submarine in the right hand corner is most likely the Narwhal (SSN-671). She has a general 637 hull and sail structure but the hull is longer. Her fat line array stowage tube is on the starboard side versus the port as on a 637. While the 685 was also a stretched 637 hull, her fat line tube was still on the port side; only Narwhal and the 688's have it on the stbd side. It also appears this was during the period when she had the thin line array "hump" on her stern. 		USN photo # DN-ST-95-01441, by Robert J. Sitar, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil.
Photo i.d. courtesy of Phil Tuckey.
Who Am I?183 An aerial view of a section of the Naval Station showing destroyer and submarine (D&S) pier #22 with the submarine tender L.Y. Spear (AS-36) tied up on the north side of the pier. On the south side of the pier is three Sturgeon class and one Los Angeles class nucelar-powered attack submarines, 25 Jun 1995. USN photo # DN-SC-95-02164, by Robert J. Sitar, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil.
Who Am I?198k An aerial view of a section of the Naval Station showing destroyer and submarine (D&S) pier #21. On the south side of the pier is the submarine tender Emory S. Land (AS-39) with four Los Angeles class nuclear-powered attack submarines moored on the north side including the Atlanta (SSN-712), Jacksonville (SSN-699), and unidentified sub, and Hampton (SSN-767), 25 Jun 1995. USN photo # DN-SC-95-02165, by Robert J. Sitar, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil.
Who Am I?346k Five Los Angeles class nuclear-powered attack submarines are tied up at destroyer and submarine (D&S) pier 22 at the naval base. NAS, Norfolk, VA, 28 Jan 1996. USN photo # DN-SC-97-00620, by Robert J. Sitar, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil.
Who Am I?316k A bow-on view of the submarine tender L.Y. Spear (AS-36) tied up at destroyer and submarine (D&S) pier 21 with four Los Angeles class and three Sturgeon class nuclear-powered attack submarines are tied up at destroyer and submarine (D&S)pier 22 at the naval base. NAS, Norfolk, VA, 28 Jan 1996. The first sub across the pier from the L.Y. Spear's stern is the Finback (SSN-670). USN photo # DN-SC-97-00621, by Robert J. Sitar, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil.
Who Am I?736k A stern view of the submarine tender L.Y. Spear (AS-36) tied up at destroyer and submarine (D&S) pier 21 at the naval base. Moored with the L.Y. Spear is four Los Angeles class and three Sturgeon class nuclear-powered attack submarines are tied up at destroyer and submarine (D&S)pier 22 at NAS, Norfolk, VA, 28 Jan 1996. The first sub across the pier from the L.Y. Spear's stern is the Finback (SSN-670). USN photo # DN-SC-97-00623, by Robert J. Sitar, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil.
Who Am I?133k A Ohio class submarine heads out to sea from the submarine base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 23 Sept. 1997. USN photo # N-0000U-019, & submitted by Bill Gonyo.
Photo i.d. courtesy of Darryl Baker, John Hummel, Bob Shouse & Dave Johnston.
Who Am I?185kAn american submarine (Trident) leaving Pearl Harbor for commencement in Exercise RIMPAC 2004. The naval assets for RIMPAC 2004 included four U.S. Pacific Fleet nuclear-powered attack submarines, Key West (SSN-722), Louisville (SSN-724), Charlotte (SSN-766), and Olympia (SSN-717).
There are forward 5-inch countermeasures and no rear 6-inch countermeasures. If my knowledge is correct, the west coast boats had been converted to 6-inch prior to 2004 (or at least for the most part) which means that this picture is most likely of a prior east coast boat.......being either the Pennsylvania (SSBN-735) or the Kentucky (SSN-737). Also, the location of the aft draft reading typical of the east coast boats, the west coast ones usually have theirs a little more forward. 		Photo # 000-169-804_0155, courtesy of defence.gov.au/rimpac04. Text i.d. courtesy of Johns.
Who Am I?135k A unknown Ohio class with Dry Deck Shelter. USN photo # N-0000U-019, & submitted by Bill Gonyo.
Photo courtesy of bp1.blogger.com & submitted by Bill Gonyo.
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