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| The launching of the USS Robalo at Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co., Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States, May 9, 1943. | Submarine Golet in Lake Michigan off Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States, Nov 1943 |
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| Patrol Craft PCS-1424 photographed on the Manitowoc River by her builder, the Burger Boat Company, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States, 24 Nov 1943. Note the Mousetrap anti-submarine rocket rails on the foredeck. | Ice-covered submarine Hammerhead during her trial period at Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States, 22 Feb 1944 |
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| Launching of submarine Kete, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States, 9 Apr 1944 |
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