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S-130 Bruce Carpenter Photo Collection
S-130 Bruce Carpenter Photo Collection

Topic
  • Antisubmarine
  • Underwater Activities--Diving-Construction-Salvage
Document Type
  • Photograph
Wars & Conflicts
Navy Communities
File Formats
  • Image (gif, jpg, tiff)
Location of Archival Materials
  • NHHC
Author Name
Place of Event
Recipient Name
Title: Bruce Carpenter Photo Collection
Description: 37 photographs of the raising of the submarine USS S-51 (SS-162) in 1926, from Bruce Carpenter who served on USS Vestal (AR-4), donated by brother John Carpenter. Views of pontoons raising submarine, towing submarine to New York Navy Yard, views in drydock including close-ups of portions of submarine, and views of divers. Also seen are Secretary of the Navy Curtis Wilbur, USS Iuka (AT-37), and USS Chewink (AM-39). Two photos appear to have been removed to the NH collection, including NH 108496.
Accession#: S
Catalog#: S-130
Donor: Bruce Carpenter
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
Circa: 1926
Format: Black and white photographs

For information about the rest of the collection: nhhcphotoarchives@navy.mil