Photos Taken in San Diego, California

50 items in this album on 3 pages.


USS S-25 off Naval Station San Diego, California, United States, 1924-1928	US Navy Submarine Division 19 submarines USS S-46, USS S-42, USS S-47, USS S-43, USS S-44, and US SS-45 at San Diego, California, United States, 28 Jul 1928	S-26 at San Diego, California, United States, 1927-1930; background probably minesweeper Tern (AM-31)	USS Holland with submarines V-3, V-2, S-45, S-43, S-44, and S-42, San Diego, California, United States, circa 1930

USS S-44 (background) and USS S-42 (foreground) underway, San Diego, California, United States, 1920s or 1930s	USS S-44 in San Diego harbor, California, United States, 1920s or 1930s	USS Marblehead in harbor, possibly at San Diego, California, United States, early 1930s	USS Lawrence in San Diego harbor, California, United States, 1935; photographed from destroyer tender USS Dobbin

USS Marblehead underway in San Diego harbor, California, United States, 10 Jan 1935	USS Houston off San Diego, California, United States in Oct 1935, with US President Franklin Roosevelt on board; note she was flying an admiral's four-star flag at her foremast peak and the Presidential flag at her mainmast peak	USS Ranger at North Island, San Diego, California, United States, 14 Mar 1938. Note the bends in the stacks that allow them to swing outboard for flight operations.	Former aircraft carrier, converted into a seaplane tender, USS Langley and aircraft carrier USS Ranger at North Island, San Diego, California, United States, circa 1938.

Douglas TBD Devastator of Torpedo Squadron VT-5 at North Island, San Diego, California, United States, circa 1939.	Yorktown (Yorktown-class) at Naval Air Station, San Diego, California, United States, Jun 1940; note presence of TBD-1, BT-1, SBC-3, F3F-2, F3F-3, SB2U, JRF, J2F and JRS-1 aircraft models. Photo 2 of 2.	Destroyer Division 6, Destroyer Squadron 3 ships Clark, Case, Cummings, Shaw, and Tucker at San Diego, California, United States, Oct 1941	US Marine paratroopers training on handling parachutes in heavy winds, Navy Auxiliary Air Station at Camp Kearny, California (now Miramar), 1942. Note rare R3D aircraft, only 12 such planes were made.

Captain Forrest P. Sherman inspecting the US Marine Corps detachment aboard carrier Wasp, San Diego, United States, Jun 1942	Aircraft transport USS Long Island at North Island, San Diego, California, United States, 2 Jun 1942. Note F4F-4 Wildcats and SOC-3A Seagulls on the flight deck.	Captured A6M 'Akutan Zero' fighter with US markings flying over San Diego, California, United States, Sep 1942	Captured A6M Zero fighter 'Akutan Zero' flying over San Diego, California, United States, Sep 1942