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80-G-468404 Periscope of USS CAPELIN (SS-289)

Periscope of USS CAPELIN (SS-289)
Title: Periscope of USS CAPELIN (SS-289)
Caption: Showing above water, while she is underway, September 1943. Note by Captain E.L. Beach, June 1985: This is the submarine's "night attack scope," with a larger head than the regular attack periscope. This periscope has no radar. When radar was added the head diameter was greatly increased.
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Catalog #: 80-G-468404
Copyright Owner: National Archives
Original Creator:
After this Year: 1939
Before this Year: 1945
Original Medium: BW Photo
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