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Crewmen hunker in the catwalks of training aircraft carrier USS Sable during flight operations on Lake Michigan, United States, 1944. [Colorized by WW2DB]

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Caption     Crewmen hunker in the catwalks of training aircraft carrier USS Sable during flight operations on Lake Michigan, United States, 1944. [Colorized by WW2DB] ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Lake Michigan, United States
Date  1944
Photographer    Unknown
Colorization Note   This photograph was originally a black and white photograph; the colorized version presented here was a derivative work by WW2DB. The colors used in this version were speculative, and could be significantly different from the real colors.

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Colorized Date 24 Feb 2023
 
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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy
 
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Added By David Stubblebine
Photo Size 1,024 x 692 pixels



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Visitor Submitted Comments

1. Charlie says:
10 May 2015 10:23:37 AM

Of what class of carrier were those used for training on the great lakes?
2. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
10 May 2015 04:37:50 PM

Charlie:

There were two carriers used to on Lake Michigan for carrier qualifications, USS Sable and USS Wolverine. Each one was created separately from Great Lakes side-wheel steamships and each one was unique unto itself. As such neither one belonged to a "class" in the same sense as most other Navy ships. Technically, the Navy did not even classify them as aircraft carriers-they were classified as Miscellaneous Unclassified ships with the 'IX' designation and within that heading they were called Training Aircraft Carriers.

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