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Photographer: Barry Swackhamer
Taken: July 1, 2022
Caption:
Mare Island - A Place of "Firsts" Marker | Additional Description: Captions: (background photo) Submarine Squadron 21 in formation - USS
Blenny, USS
Clamagor, USS Cobbler and USS Corporal (circa 1966); (upper left) Mare Island built a wooden structure over the turret and after deck of the Navy USS
Pennsylvania, from which the first landing and takeoff of an aircraft from a naval vessel took place in January 1911.; (upper center (l)) Launching the USS
Sargo, the first of 17 nuclear-powered submarines built at Mare Island. (1957); (upper center (r)) USS
Pensacola moored along the shipyard quay wall. (no date); (upper right) Horses were the first form of "power" at the shipyard and they were integral to its operation (no date); (middle left) About 9,000 women went to work at the shipyard to support Navy operations during World War II. (circa 1944).
Submitted: September 8, 2023, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
Database Locator Identification Number: p748486
File Size: 3.929 Megabytes
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