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NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive

USS Beaver (ID#2302)

Exterior and Interior Views of Beaver, October 1918

Size	Image Description	Contributed By
114k	A view on board *USS Beaver* (ID#2302) looking aft over the ship's forward hatch toward her bridge. Taken by the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, when Beaver** was first converted to a submarine tender, circa October 1918. Note boat stowage atop the deckhouses flanking the hatch, and winches at its after end. US Naval History and Heritage Command photo # NH 102999.	Robert Hurst
165k	A view on board *USS Beaver* (ID#2302) of the superstructure, looking aft along the port side from alongside the ship's bridge. Taken by the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, when Beaver** was first converted to a submarine tender, circa October 1918. Note boat cradle on Beaver's deck, davits (one supporting a paravane), camouflage paint, and the smaller steamer tied up alongside. US Naval History and Heritage Command photo # NH 103000.	Robert Hurst
112k	A view on board *USS Beaver* (ID#2302) below the superstructure deck, looking to port and aft from below the ship's bridge. Taken by the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, when Beaver** was first converted to a submarine tender, circa October 1918. Note boat paravane hanging from a davit in the center of the view, and rail overhead for moving heavy objects. US Naval History and Heritage Command photo # NH 103001.	Robert Hurst
118k	A view on board *USS Beaver* (ID#2302) looking aft from the bow at the ship's raised forward gun positions, with her foremast and bridge beyond. Taken by the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, when Beaver** was first converted to a submarine tender, circa October 1918. Note capstan and mooring lines in the foreground. US Naval History and Heritage Command photo # NH 103002.	Robert Hurst
122k	A view on board *USS Beaver* (ID#2302) looking toward the stern from over the ship's after port side 5"/51 gun. Taken by the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, when Beaver** was first converted to a submarine tender, circa October 1918. Note the ship's after steering wheels, and the National Ensign flying from her flagstaff. US Naval History and Heritage Command photo # NH 103003.	Robert Hurst
141k	A view on board *USS Beaver* (ID#2302) of a berthing compartment located around one of the ship's hatches. Taken by the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, when Beaver** was first converted to a submarine tender, circa October 1918. Note the folding berths and lockers. US Naval History and Heritage Command photo # NH 103004.	Robert Hurst
120k	A view on board *USS Beaver* (ID#2302) of the crews mess. Taken by the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, when Beaver** was first converted to a submarine tender, circa October 1918. Note the lockers, folding tables, and pipe racks in the overhead for stowing tables when not in use. US Naval History and Heritage Command photo # NH 103005.	Robert Hurst
120k	A view on board *USS Beaver* (ID#2302) in what appears to be the ship's torpedo workshop. Taken by the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, when Beaver** was first converted to a submarine tender, circa October 1918. Note the large sliding torpedo stowage racks at left. US Naval History and Heritage Command photo # NH 103006.	Robert Hurst
133k	A view on board *USS Beaver* (ID#2302) in the ship's machine shop. Taken by the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, when Beaver** was first converted to a submarine tender, circa October 1918. Note the metal-working lathe and other machine tools. US Naval History and Heritage Command photo # NH 103007.	Robert Hurst
113k	A view on board *USS Beaver* (ID#2302) in the ship's foundry and sheet-metal shop. Taken by the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, when Beaver** was first converted to a submarine tender, circa October 1918. Note the anvil in the foreground. US Naval History and Heritage Command photo # NH 103008.	Robert Hurst
126k	A view on board *USS Beaver* (ID#2302) in the ship's engineering spaces. Taken by the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, when Beaver** was first converted to a submarine tender, circa October 1918. US Naval History and Heritage Command photo # NH 103009.	Robert Hurst
157k	A view on board *USS Beaver* (ID#2302) in a below-decks stowage compartment. Taken by the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, when Beaver** was first converted to a submarine tender, circa October 1918. Note "Peerless" chain hoist at right. US Naval History and Heritage Command photo # NH 103010.	Robert Hurst