| Caption | USS Wahoo departing Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States, 10 Aug 1942; note munitions ship USS Shasta at the pier and barrage balloons overhead. ww2dbase | ||||||||
| Photographer | Unknown | ||||||||
| Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives via navsource.org | ||||||||
| Identification Code | 19-N-33836 | ||||||||
| More on... |
| ||||||||
| Photo Size | 740 x 591 pixels | ||||||||
| Photos on Same Day | 10 Aug 1942 | ||||||||
| Photos at Same Place | Vallejo, California, United States | ||||||||
| Added By | C. Peter Chen | ||||||||
| Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010: Additionally, according to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government". Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
||||||||
| Colorized By WW2DB |
Colorized with Adobe Photoshop |
Did you enjoy this photograph or find this photograph helpful? If so, please consider supporting us on Patreon. Even $1 per month will go a long way! Thank you. Share this photograph with your friends: Stay updated with WW2DB: |
Visitor Submitted Comments
2. 
David Stubblebine says:
24 Jun 2015 09:06:17 PM
Lee:
The Navy’s caption for this photo has always said it was off Mare Island but there was a time I thought differently and persuaded the editor to list a different location. Your comment caused me to revisit the question, call in some additional resources, and I am now convinced you are absolutely correct and the Navy had it right all along. The caption has been changed back accordingly. Thank you for bringing this subject up.
NOTE: Some sources list the USS Shasta (background) as “loading ammunition at the Naval Ammunition Depot Mare Island” but the Shasta’s own War History says she was there for some minor fitting out after being drydocked.
David Stubblebine says:24 Jun 2015 09:06:17 PM
Lee:
The Navy’s caption for this photo has always said it was off Mare Island but there was a time I thought differently and persuaded the editor to list a different location. Your comment caused me to revisit the question, call in some additional resources, and I am now convinced you are absolutely correct and the Navy had it right all along. The caption has been changed back accordingly. Thank you for bringing this subject up.
NOTE: Some sources list the USS Shasta (background) as “loading ammunition at the Naval Ammunition Depot Mare Island” but the Shasta’s own War History says she was there for some minor fitting out after being drydocked.
3. Lee says:
8 Aug 2015 12:05:08 PM
Just a little insight on the USS Shasta. Mare Island did have ammunition bunkers and in the picture it appears that the Shasta is loading cargo of some type and there are railroad boxcars on the pier. It could be that the Shasta was loading (or possibly off-loading) ammunition. That evolution may have be in conjunction with her dry docking. I was serving on the USS Proteus at Mare Island in the early 1970's when I worked on a line handling party for an ammunition ship mooring at the south end of the island. I'm not being critical of your website. I just want to share my memories of my time at Mare Island and onboard the Proteus.
8 Aug 2015 12:05:08 PM
Just a little insight on the USS Shasta. Mare Island did have ammunition bunkers and in the picture it appears that the Shasta is loading cargo of some type and there are railroad boxcars on the pier. It could be that the Shasta was loading (or possibly off-loading) ammunition. That evolution may have be in conjunction with her dry docking. I was serving on the USS Proteus at Mare Island in the early 1970's when I worked on a line handling party for an ammunition ship mooring at the south end of the island. I'm not being critical of your website. I just want to share my memories of my time at Mare Island and onboard the Proteus.
All visitor submitted comments are opinions of those making the submissions and do not reflect views of WW2DB.
Change View
Desktop ViewSearch WW2DB
Modern Day Location
| WW2-Era Place Name | Vallejo, California, United States |
| Lat/Long | 38.0729, -122.2455 |
Current Site Statistics
- » 1,150 biographies
- » 337 events
- » 43,917 timeline entries
- » 1,241 ships
- » 350 aircraft models
- » 207 vehicle models
- » 375 weapon models
- » 123 historical documents
- » 260 facilities
- » 470 book reviews
- » 28,560 photos
- » 432 maps
Famous WW2 Quote
"Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few."Winston Churchill, on the RAF
20 Jun 2015 06:14:30 PM
I believe the location of the photo is incorrect. I think we're looking at the south end of Mare Island. The city of Vallejo is in the background behind the stern of Wahoo. The white structure on the bluff on the left hand side of the photo is Admiral Farragut's former residence on the island.