USS S-43 at the Bethlehem shipyard in San Francisco, California, United States, 26 Jan 1944; note scaffolding for USS Sailfish (left) and USS Shad (forward of S-43) [Colorized by WW2DB]

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Caption     USS S-43 at the Bethlehem shipyard in San Francisco, California, United States, 26 Jan 1944; note scaffolding for USS Sailfish (left) and USS Shad (forward of S-43) [Colorized by WW2DB] ww2dbase
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Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy via navsource.org
Link to Source    Link
Identification Code   642-44
More on...   
Bethlehem San Francisco Shipyard   Main article  Photos  
Shad   Main article  Photos  
Sailfish   Main article  Photos  
S-43   Main article  Photos  
Photo Size 1,394 x 1,695 pixels
Photos on Same Day 26 Jan 1944
Photos at Same Place San Francisco, California, United States
Added By C. Peter Chen
Colorized Date 24 Feb 2023
Licensing  Public Domain. Please support Paul Yarnall's effort with his navsource.org project.

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1. David Johnston says:
23 Oct 2008 06:42:02 PM

This is actually the USS S-43 SS-154.

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