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NH 51832 Submarine Division Seventeen (SubDiv 17)

Photo #: NH 51832 Submarine Division Seventeen (SubDiv 17)
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Title: Submarine Division Seventeen (SubDiv 17)
Description: Boats of SubDiv 17, Asiatic Fleet, moored alongside USS Canopus (AS-9) at Tsingtao, China, circa 1930. Identifiable submarines present include S-39 (SS-144), S-37 (SS-142) and S-41 (SS-146). The boat closest to the camera is probably S-36 (SS-141). Note Sailors on deck in various states of relaxation, several Chinese men on board the submarines, SubDiv 17 insignia painted on conning towers, and 4/50 deck guns. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 51832
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