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| Decommissioned submarines at Groton, Connecticut, United States, circa 1947; L to R: Archer-Fish, Flasher, Cobia, Croaker, Drum, and Cavalla | Kaiyo being scrapped at Beppu Bay, Kyushu, Japan, 1946-1947 |
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| Landing ship No. 192 at Moji, Japan, 1947 | US-captured German Ar 196A-5 seaplane being launched from a catapult removed from cruiser Prinz Eugen, Naval Air Materiel Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 1947 |
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| USS Astoria underway, circa 1947 | USS Bergall underway, circa 1947 |
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| USS Brill in harbor, 1940s | USS Sennet in Antarctica during Operation Highjump, Dec 1946-Mar 1947 |
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| USS Shangri-La at anchor, Syndney, Australia, Mar-Jun 1947 | USS Shangri-La at anchor, Syndney, Australia, Mar-Jun 1947 |
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| USS Shangri-La at Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, California, United States, 1947 | USS Sennet in Antarctica during Operation Highjump, 5 Jan 1947; note ice damage to the bow |
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| USS Bunker Hill, USS Bon Homme Richard, USS Essex, USS Ticonderoga, USS Indiana, and USS Alabama at Pier 92, Seattle, Washington, United States, 9 Jan 1947 | Lowering USS South Dakota's national ensign during the decommissioning ceremony, Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 31 Jan 1947 |
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| Submarines Sawfish, Pargo, Puffer, and Steelhead at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California, United States, 14 Feb 1947 | Japanese Army landing ship No. 101 in Hiroshima Bay, Japan, 17 Feb 1947; note landing ship No. 108 background |
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| Japanese Army landing ship No. 108 at Saka, Japan, 17 Feb 1947 | Demolished Japanese Koryu-class midget submarines among other debris at the shipyard in Kure, Japan, 14 Mar 1947 |
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| Incomplete light carrier Ibuki being taken apart at Sasebo, Japan, 14 Mar 1947 | HMAS Hobart in Sydney Harbor, Australia, 20 Mar 1947; note Sydney Harbour Bridge in background; photograph taken from aboard USS Currituck |
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