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View of the forward torpedo room aboard Sargo-class submarine Saury during her fitting out period at the Electric Boat Company, Groton, Connecticut, United States, 14 Jan 1939.	View of North Carolina's No. 2 Machinery Space during the ship's construction, New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York, United States, 16 Jan 1939

An early, highly polished P-38 Lightning rolls out of the Lockheed hangar in Burbank, California, United States	USS Ellet going astern, probably near New York, New York, United States, Feb 1939

Pre-commissioning photo of the submarine Saury at Provincetown, Massachusetts, United States, 10 Feb 1939. Note that Saury is painted with Electric Boat Company’s construction number rather than the Navy’s hull number.	Rear Admiral Royal Eason Ingersoll, Captain Aubrey Fitch, and other Naval officers in parade dress at Pensacola, Florida, United States, Apr 1939.

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

USS Ellet (foreground) and USS Benham (background) anchored in the Hudson River during the Presidential Naval Review, New York, United States, 27 Apr 1939; note George Washington Bridge in background	USS Ellet anchored in Hudson River during the Presidential Naval Review, New York, United States, 27 Apr 1939; note motion picture screen rigged over her stern depth charge racks and New Jersey in background

USS Ellet underway during the Presidential Naval Review, Hudson River, United States, 27 Apr 1939; note the city of New York in background	Sargo-class submarine USS Saury, three weeks after her commissioning, arriving at The Battery in New York City for the 1939 World’s Fair, 29 Apr 1939.

USS Ellet anchored in the Hudson River, New York, United States, 30 Apr 1939; note Palisade Amusement Park in New Jersey in background	Cruiser St. Louis moored at Pier 7 at the Naval Operating Base in Norfolk, Virginia, United States 19 May 1939 prior to her commissioning ceremony.

President Franklin Roosevelt (striped tie) with Eleanor Roosevelt (far left) and King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom (between the Roosevelts) aboard the yacht Potomac, Washington, DC, 9 Jun 1939	First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, King George VI, Mrs. Sara Roosevelt, Queen Elizabeth, and President Franklin Roosevelt during the King’s visit to the Roosevelt home in Hyde Park, New York, United States, Jun 10, 1939.

King George VI of the United Kingdom and President Franklin Roosevelt of the United States during the King’s visit to the Roosevelt home in Hyde Park, New York, United States, Jun 10, 1939, the day before the famous hot dog picnic.	Destroyer USS Ward off Mare Island, California, Sep 1939. Two years later, this ship would go on to fire the United States’ first shot of the Pacific War.

German American Bund parade on East 86th Street, New York, New York, United States, 30 Oct 1939	USS Spearfish passing Fort Griswold on the Thames River, Groton, Connecticut, United States, circa late 1939.