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An SNJ Texan readies for launch from the training aircraft carrier USS Sable on Lake Michigan, United States, 1945.	Battleship Richelieu, 1945

Battleship Sevastopol, 1945	British battleship HMS King George V, 1945

Carrier Bunker Hill in early 1945 signed by US Navy Admiral Arleigh A. Burke who served on board as Chief of Staff to Admiral Marc A. Mitscher, Commander, Task Force 58 Jan-May 1945	Carrier Bunker Hill underway, early 1945

Carrier Monterey Crewmen act as a counter-weight on the starboard wing of an F6F-5 Hellcat to keep the aircraft from tumbling over the edge of the flight deck, 1945.	Close-up of one of HMS King George V's secondary gun turrets and various officers and crew, 1945

Closeup view of Alaska's superstructure and aircraft catapults, 1945	Crew members of USS Makin Island at their battle stations with inflatable belts and flash proof clothing, late 1944-mid 1945

Crews attach lines to an F6F Hellcat hanging over the edge of the training aircraft carrier USS Sable on Lake Michigan, United States, 1945.	Crews check on pilot Ens John E Hood in his FM-2 Wildcat after a hard landing aboard training aircraft carrier USS Sable on Lake Michigan, United States, 1945. Note bent propeller blades.

Crews move quickly to secure an F6F Hellcat as it hangs over the side of the training aircraft carrier USS Sable on Lake Michigan, United States, 1945.	Crews move to secure an FM-2 Wildcat after a hard landing on the training aircraft carrier USS Sable on Lake Michigan, United States, 1945.

Crews perform maintenance on OS2U Kingfisher catapult planes aboard US battleship South Dakota, probably at Ulithi, Caroline Islands, 1945	Deck crew signals the pilot of an FM-2 Wildcat aboard the training aircraft carrier USS Sable on Lake Michigan, United States, 1945.

Destroyer Cotten steaming at sea, circa 1945, photo 1 of 7	Destroyer Cotten steaming at sea, circa 1945, photo 2 of 7

Destroyer Cotten steaming at sea, circa 1945, photo 3 of 7	Destroyer Cotten steaming at sea, circa 1945, photo 4 of 7; men of APA Sanborn in foreground