Photos Taken in California | World War II Database

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USS San Diego in drydock No. 2 of Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States, 1 Nov 1945, photo 1 of 2	USS San Diego in drydock No. 2 of Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States, 1 Nov 1945, photo 2 of 2

USS Ancon at anchor, San Francisco Bay, California, United States, circa Dec 1945	USS Shangri-La at Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, California, United States, Dec 1945

US submarines Bashaw, Mingo, Dragonet, Guavina, Sunfish, Sargo, Spearfish, and Saury at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California, United States, 6 Dec 1945	Inactivated submarines at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California, United States, early 1946

Looking north at Mines Field from the air, Inglewood, California, roughly 1946 (perhaps later).	TBM-3E Avenger resting at NAS El Centro, California, United States, 1946

Ticonderoga in San Francisco Bay, California, United States, late 1945 or early 1946; note blimp in flight in background	USAHS Dogwood in San Francisco Bay, California, United States, late 1945 or early 1946

52 submarines and 4 submarine tenders of the US Navy Reserve Fleet, Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States, circa Jan 1946	Inactivated submarines at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California, United States, 3 Jan 1946

Tiru under construction at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California, United States, 3 Jan 1946; submarines in background were Bashaw, Pampanito, Mingo, Gurnard, Macabi, Tunny, Guavina, and Sand Lance	Ending her last operational voyage, escort carrier USS Bogue arrived at Alameda, California, United States, with a deck load of surrendered Japanese aircraft, 8 Jan 1946. Note Bogue’s Measure 21 paint.

USS Besugo at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States, 29 Jan 1946; note USS Spadefish and USS Barbero in background	USS DD-224 arriving under tow in San Francisco Bay, California, early Mar 1946; note Golden Gate Bridge in background

USS Indiana, USS Massachusetts, and USS Alabama at the Embarcadero, San Francisco, California, United States, 17 Mar 1946	Eleven submarines of the reserve fleet laid up in the Napa River at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 18 Mar 1946.

Bow view of USS Segundo departing Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California, United States, 24 Apr 1946	Broadside view of USS Segundo departing Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California, United States, 24 Apr 1946, photo 1 of 2