Photos Taken in Massachusetts | World War II Database

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Launching ceremony of submarine R-5, Fore River Shipbuilding Company yard, Quincy, Massachusetts, United States, 24 Nov 1918	Launching ceremony of S-26, at Bethlehem Shipbuilding's Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts, United States, 22 Aug 1922	USS Lexington fitting out at the Bethlehem Steel Company shipyard at Quincy, Massachusetts, Nov 1927; note merchant ship West Grama at right edge of photo	Screws and stern of the cruiser Northampton on the ways ten days before her launching, Bethlehem Steel Fore River Shipyard in Quincy, Massachusetts, United States, 26 Aug 1929. Note the man standing on the scaffold next to the propeller shaft.

Commissioning ceremonies aboard the cruiser Northampton at the Bethlehem Steel Fore River Shipyard in Quincy, Massachusetts, United States, 17 May 1930. Note the senior officers in their cocked hats.	Ralph Talbot off the Boston Navy Yard, Massachusetts, United States, 23 Mar 1938, photo 2 of 2	Ralph Talbot off the Boston Navy Yard, Massachusetts, United States, 23 Mar 1938, photo 1 of 2	Pre-commissioning photo of the submarine Saury at Provincetown, Massachusetts, United States, 10 Feb 1939. Note that Saury is painted with Electric Boat Company’s construction number rather than the Navy’s hull number.

Sims off the Boston Navy Yard, Massachusetts, United States, 9 May 1940, photo 1 of 3	Sims off the Boston Navy Yard, Massachusetts, United States, 9 May 1940, photo 2 of 3	Sims off the Boston Navy Yard, Massachusetts, United States, 9 May 1940, photo 3 of 3	Vought SB2U-2 Vindicator dive bomber of Scouting Squadron VS-72 on the deck-edge elevator of USS Wasp (Wasp-class) at Quincy, Massachusetts, United States, Jun 1940.

USS Helena at anchor, President Roads, Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 15 Jun 1940, photo 1 of 2; photo taken by photographer from USS Wasp	USS Helena at anchor, President Roads, Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 15 Jun 1940, photo 2 of 2; photo taken by photographer from USS Wasp	O'Brien's historical data plaque, photo taken at Boston Navy Yard, Massachusetts, United States, 3 Sep 1940	Aerial view of Boston Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 1942; note frigate USS Constitution at left and Jeffrey Field (now Logan International Airport) in background

United States Coast Guard OS2U-3 Kingfishers armed with aerial depth charges preparing for a convoy escort flight from Coast Guard Air Station Salem, Massachusetts, United States, early 1942.	USS Ancon, Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 12 Sep 1942, photo 1 of 2	USS Ancon, Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 12 Sep 1942, photo 2 of 2	The launching of the USS Lexington (Essex-class) at the Bethlehem Steel Company shipyard in Quincy, Massachusetts, United States, 26 Sep 1942. Note that the island structure is yet to be built.