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United States Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox greeting Naval officers aboard USS Ranger at Scapa Flow, Scotland, 21 Sep 1943.	Captain Roscoe Bowman aboard USS Corregidor, 23 Sep 1943

San Jacinto sliding down the building ways at Camden, New Jersey, United States after she was christened by Mrs. Jesse H. Jones, 26 Sep 1943	Supply ship SS Nira Luckenbach, submarine tenders Bushnell and Sperry, and submarines Sunfish, Haddock, Tarpon, Seahorse, and Swordfish at the submarine base piers on Sand Island, Midway Atoll, 29 Sep 1943.

Escort carrier Taiyo at Yokosuka, Japan, 30 Sep 1943	Aerial view of Richelieu just after a refit, off New York City, New York, United States, Sep-Oct 1943, photo 1 of 4

Aerial view of Richelieu just after a refit, off New York City, New York, United States, Sep-Oct 1943, photo 2 of 4	Aerial view of Richelieu just after a refit, off New York City, New York, United States, Sep-Oct 1943, photo 3 of 4

Aerial view of Richelieu just after a refit, off New York City, New York, United States, Sep-Oct 1943, photo 4 of 4	Battleship Richelieu, off the east coast of the United States, Sep-Oct 1943; photo taken from a US Navy seaplane

Bow view of USS Gunnel off Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States, Oct 1943	Captain J.J. Clark and Rear Admiral Arthur Radford on the bridge of the USS Yorktown (Essex-class), Oct 1943.

Commanding Officer Kapitänleutnant Peter Schrewe on the bridge of the German Type IXC/40 submarine U-537, Atlantic Ocean, Oct 1943.	Commanding officer's cabin aboard USS Tang, circa Oct 1943

Flight deck crews of USS Saratoga spotting SBD-5 Dauntless dive bombers of VB-12 squadron, Oct 1943	Mk 40 gun director seen from the island’s number two quad 40mm gun mount aboard the carrier USS Essex, late 1943. Note SBD Dauntless scout bombers with Bombing Squadron VB-9.

Navy photographer Lt. Charles Kerlee balancing on an outstretched antenna arm aboard the carrier USS Yorktown (Essex-class) while photographing aircraft landings, Oct 1943. Note safety rope around his waist.	Ordnancemen aboard USS Yorktown (Essex-class) setting bomb fuses on the flight deck just forward of No. 1 5-inch/38 twin gun mount, circa Oct 1943. Note sighting hood covers open on the gun mounts.

Ordnancemen working in USS Yorktown's hangar deck amidst F6F-3 Hellcat fighters, circa Oct-Dec 1943	Sawfish off Hunters Point near San Francisco, California, United States, circa late 1943