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Destroyer Cotten steaming at sea, circa 1945, photo 5 of 7; men of APA Sanborn in foreground	Destroyer Cotten steaming at sea, circa 1945, photo 6 of 7; men of APA Sanborn in foreground

Destroyer Cotten steaming at sea, circa 1945, photo 7 of 7; men of APA Sanborn in foreground	Destroyer tender Markab with destroyers Longshaw, Preston, Porterfield, and Cassin Young, circa early 1945

Drawings of both Koryu and Kairyu submarines, copied from 'Extracts from Small Battle Units of Foreign Powers, Appendix III: Japanese Midget Submarines and Explosive Motor Boats', page 38	Elco 80-foot torpedo boat PT-122 traveling at speed, 1944-45. Note Mark XIII aerial torpedoes in their racks have replaced the heavy steel torpedo tubes allowing for Bofors 40mm gun aft and 37mm cannon forward.

Elco 80-foot torpedo boat PT-130 at cruising speed as seen from PT-143, 1944-45. Note Mark XIII aerial torpedoes, Bofors 40mm gun aft, and 37mm cannon forward on PT-130 and Oerlikon 20mm gun in foreground.	Elco 80-foot torpedo boats PT-126 and PT-159 at a floating drydock, 1944-45. Note mottled paint scheme, Mark XIII aerial torpedoes, Bofors 40mm guns aft, and 37mm cannon forward.

F6F Hellcat coming in for a landing on the training aircraft carrier USS Sable on Lake Michigan, United States, 1945. Note the LSO’s “paddles” and the lack of extended tailhook on the Hellcat.	F6F Hellcat hung up in the catwalks of the training aircraft carrier USS Sable after a landing mishap on Lake Michigan, United States, 1945.

F6F Hellcat lined up for a trap on the training aircraft carrier USS Sable on Lake Michigan, United States, 1945. Note the LSO’s “paddles” and the extended tailhook on the Hellcat.	Fantail of USS South Dakota, probably at Ulithi fleet anchorage, Caroline Islands, 1945; note the No 3 16-in turret swung to port to clear way for the band

Fleet carrier USS Intrepid listing due to heavy seas, date and location unknown	FM-2 Wildcat prepared to launch off USS Makin Island, 1945

FM-2 Wildcat rolls down the flight deck on the training aircraft carrier USS Sable on Lake Michigan, United States, 1945.	Guam's bow guns firing during practice, 1944-1945

Haskell-class attack transport USS Clinton, date unknown; note the absence of most of her boats normally stowed on deck	Haskell-class attack transport USS Kershaw at anchor, date unknown

Haskell-class attack transport USS Lubbock underway, date unknown	Haskell-class attack transport USS Menifee, date unknown