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USS Anzio underway, 21 May 1945	USS Lexington (Essex-class) at anchor in Puget Sound, Washington, United States, 21 May 1945 following extensive repairs at the Navy Yard in Bremerton.

Aboard USS Ticonderoga, Navy Fighting-Bombing Squadron 87 takes possession of the 10,000th F6F Hellcat to be produced, 23 May 1945 at Ulithi.	Captain George C. Montgomery shaking hands with men under his command aboard USS Anzio, 23 May 1945

Japanese Type 1 Kaitens on the deck of mother-sub I-361 at the Hikari Naval Base, 23 May 1945.	An aerial view of the San Francisco Naval Shipyard at Hunters Point, San Francisco, California United States, May 24, 1945.

Admirals William Halsey and Raymond Spruance aboard USS New Mexico, 27 May 1945	Tautog underway, 29 May 1945

USS LST-646 and USS LST-662 entering the floating drydock USS ABSD-6 in Apra Harbor, Guam, 29 May 1945.	USS Archerfish underway, probably in the San Francisco Bay area, California, United States, 30 May 1945, photo 1 of 2

USS Archerfish underway, probably in the San Francisco Bay area, California, United States, 30 May 1945, photo 2 of 2	A captured Japanese Shinyo-class suicide boat being hoisted off of USS Pinkney after being brought to the United States for analysis, Alameda, California, United States, Jun 1945.

A captured Japanese Shinyo-class suicide boat on the dock after being hoisted off USS Pinkney that brought it to the United States for analysis, Alameda, California, United States, Jun 1945.	Admiral William Halsey and Vice Admiral Philip Vian aboard USS Missouri, circa May-Aug 1945; the other officers were Commander William Kitchell and Captain Joel Boone

Captured Type XVIIB5 Seehund midget submarines, Germany, 1945	Corsair fighter taking off from HMS Illustrious, off Japan, 1945

Crewmen in front of Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat “10,000th Hellcat” BuNo 78854 of Fighting-Bombing Squadron VBF-87 aboard USS Ticonderoga, May-Jun 1945 in the western Pacific.	Crewmen pull through the prop of Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat “10,000th Hellcat” BuNo 78854 of Fighting-Bombing Squadron VBF-87 aboard USS Ticonderoga, May-Jun 1945 in the western Pacific.

Drawing of Japanese battleship Ise as seen in US Office of Naval Intelligence publication ONI-222-J dated Jun 1945	F6F Hellcat fighters of Fighting Squadron 87 aboard carrier Ticonderoga off Okinawa, Jun 1945. Note aircraft tugs.