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Sea Robin (SS-407)
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 | 34k | The Sea Robin (SS-407) slides into the Piscataqua River during her launching at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME., 25 May 1944. | Courtesy of ss-407.net. | |
 | 20k | Commemorative postal cover marking the launching of the Sea Robin (SS-407), 25 May 1944. | Courtesy of Jack Treutle. | |
 | 25k | Commemorative launch day badge from Sea Robin's (SS-407) at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME., 25 May 1944. | Courtesy of James A Munroe in remembrance of his father Raymond L. Munroe Sr. who worked at the yard during WW II and the Korean wars as a chauffeur. | |
 | 24k | The Sea Robin (SS-407) during her initial sea trials following construction in Sept. 1944. | US Navy photo courtesy of Gilbert Bohannon, Jr. via ss-407.net. | |
 | 37k | Sea Robin (SS-407) during shakedown training off Portsmouth, N.H., 4 September 1944. She mounts a single 5"/25 caliber dual-purpose gun abaft the conning tower, with single 20-millimeter guns forward and aft of the bridge. | US Navy photo from DANFS, courtesy of Joe Radigan, MACM USN, Ret. | |
 | 47k | Sea Robin (SS-407) in WW II configuration. | Courtesy of USNI. | |
 | 13k | Post war portside view of the Sea Robin (SS-407), circa 1946. | Courtesy of George M. Arnold. | |
 | 168k | Probable immeadiate post war photo of the Sea Robin (SS-407) underway. On 15 May 1947, the submarine commenced a one and one-half month simulated war patrol in which she circumnavigated the South American continent and became the first submarine to round Cape Horn. | USN photo courtesy of David Buell. Partial text courtesy of DANFS. | |
 | 43k | Sea Robin (SS-407) entering Toulon, France during their 1950 Med trip. | Courtesy of Erminio Bagnasco book, "Submarines of WW II", submitted by Aryeh Wetherhorn. Photo i.d. courtesy of Paul Roggemann. | |
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387k | Med cruise summer in 1950 Naples Harbor: Sea Leopard (SS-483), Torsk (SS-423), and Sea Robin (SS-407). | Photo courtesy of John Hummel. | |
 | 2.20k | The destroyer tender Yellowstone (AD-27) at Augusta Bay, Sicily, May - October 1950. Ships alongside to starboard; Sea Robin (SS-407), Torsk (SS-423), Sea Leopard (SS-483), Burrfish (SS-312). To port; John R Pierce (DD-753), Barton (DD-722), Shea (DM-30) , and in the background Bauer (DM-26). | US National Archives photo # 80g 428712, from NARA, College Park, Maryland, courtesy of Sean Hert, Webmaster & Editor ModelWarships.com. Photo added 11/07/11. |
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 | 305k | Secretary of the Navy D. A. Kimball (Stetson over heart during ceremony) and party during a photo op held dockside prior to their boarding the Flying Fish (SS-229). The Sea Robin (SS-407) & Grouper (SS-214) are in the background. |
Photographer: Peter Stackpole, courtesy of time.com. via Bill Gonyo & Life. | |
 | 43k | Sea Robin (SS-407), surfaced and underway off Long Island Sound in 1952. | Courtesy of George M. Arnold. Photo i.d. courtesy of Paul Roggemann. | |
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226k | Busy piers at lower base in Groton shows a few SSKs, 1957. From left to right, unidentifed sub, Toro (SS-422), Irex (SS-482), unidentifed sub, Trout (SS-566), Bergall (SS-320), Sea Owl (SS-405), Cavalla (SS-244), & Sea Robin (SS-407), & Piper (SS-409). The rest of the subs are too far away for positive identification. |
Text courtesy of Dave Johnston. Photo i.d. courtesy of Mike Brood. USN photo courtesy of Submarine Force Library, courtesy of Ken Hart. | |
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74k | Sait Kucuk is backdroped from the deck of the ex-Boarfish (SS-327), now the Turkish Sakarya (S-332) at New London, Conn. 10 Dec. 1962. Diablo (AGSS-479) & Sea Robin (SS-407) are in the background. | Photo i.d. & text courtesy of Sait Kucuk, CPOS (Ret),Turkish Navy. | |
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87k | 1960's photo of Howard W. Gilmore (AS-16) with submarines alongside: Triton (SSRN-586), Sea Robin (SS-407), unknown SSK and Becuna (SS-319). | Photo courtesy of John Hummel. | |
 | 33k | Sea Robin (SS-407) after conversion to Guppy IA submarine from the early 1960's. | Photo courtesy of John Hummel. Photo i.d. courtesy of Paul Roggemann. | |
 | 102k | Most likely taken in 1964 when the Sea Robin (SS-407) was awarded the Battle "E". The sonar dome was removed in 1965 at Portsmouth. | Courtesy of George M. Arnold. Photo i.d. courtesy of Paul Roggemann. | |
 | 47k | View of the open bow torpedo shutter doors and slightly upwards bow planes during Sea Robin's (SS-407) overhaul at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard 1967-68. | Courtesy of Paul McNerney via ss-407.net. Photo i.d. courtesy of Paul Roggemann. | |
 | 202k | Port side bow view of the Sea Robin (SS-407) in August 1968 on the Northern Atlantic coast. | Copyrighted and photographed by Eugene R. Schaafsma, submitted by Christopher J. Miller. | |
 | 49k | From left to right, Sea Robin (SS-407), Tusk (SS-426), Sea Owl (SS-405), Sablefish (SS-303), Halfbeak (SS-352), Blenny (SS-324) & Becuna (SS-319) at New London CT., in 1968 during change of command. | Courtesy of John Hummel. | |
 | 749k | Decommissioning ceremony of the Sea Robin (SS-407), 1 October 1970. | Photo courtesy of Ron Reeves, HTC, USNR (ret.) | |
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