Photos Taken in Vallejo, California | World War II Database

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US Navy collier USS Jupiter at Mare Island, California, United States, 16 Oct 1913. In 1922 Jupiter was modified to become the United States’ first aircraft carrier and was renamed USS Langley	Battleship USS Oregon in drydock at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States, Sep 1917.

Launch of USS California at Mare Island Navy Yard, 20 Nov 1919; note the sponsor Mrs. R. T. Zane (left, woman with hat), a bugler (center), a motion picture camera with its operator, and a US Navy captain (waving hat) on the platform	Close-up of USS S-46's conning tower, Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 1920s

R-3, R-2, R-1, and five other R-class submarines in dry dock at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California, United States, early 1920s	Submarines R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, R-5, R-7, R-8, and R-10 in Dry Dock #2 of Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California, United States, 8 May to 10 Jun 1922

Chicago being prepared for launching, at the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, 8 Apr 1930	Chicago at the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, Apr 1931

Destroyers Smith and Preston under construction at the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States, 1 Jul 1935	Submarine Pompano and destroyer Henley under construction at the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States, 16 Apr 1936

Smith and Preston at the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States, 21 Sep 1936	Preston's ship data plaque, photographed at the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States, circa 1937

Henley ready for launching, Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States, 12 Jan 1937; note Preston partially visible through the crane rails, at right	Henley at the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States, 1 Oct 1937, photo 1 of 2

Henley at the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States, 1 Oct 1937, photo 2 of 2	Henley in San Pablo Bay, near the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States, 5 Oct 1937, photo 1 of 3

Henley in San Pablo Bay, near the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States, 5 Oct 1937, photo 2 of 3	Henley in San Pablo Bay, near the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States, 5 Oct 1937, photo 3 of 3

Submarine USS Swordfish shortly after launching at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States, 1 Apr 1939	United States submarine Swordfish on the ways at Mare Island Naval Shipyard on the day of her launching, 1 Apr 1939