Black and White Photographs Colorized by WW2DB

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Screws and stern of the cruiser Northampton on the ways ten days before her launching, Bethlehem Steel Fore River Shipyard in Quincy, Massachusetts, United States, 26 Aug 1929. Note the man standing on the scaffold next to the propeller shaft.	Devonshire as seen in an issue of The Naval and Military Record, photo taken circa 1929

Devonshire as seen in the 21 Aug 1929 issue of The Naval and Military Record, photo taken circa 1929 at Plymouth, England, United Kingdom, after turret explosion	Devonshire as seen in the 23 Nov 1933 issue of The Naval and Military Record, photo taken circa 1929

The battleships Nevada (background) and Arizona (foreground) being overhauled at the Norfolk Navy Yard, late 1929. Note Arizona’s new tripod masts that became so iconic in photos from the Pearl Harbor Attack.	USS S-39, possibly at Qingdao, Shandong Province, China, circa 1930

A sailor in the engine room of USS S-44, date unknown	A sailor shaving aboard USS S-44, date unknown

Aerial view of Ford Island, Oahu, US Territory of Hawaii, 1930; seen in Oct 1965 issue of US Navy publication Naval Aviation News	Aoba after outfitted with catapult, circa 1930-1937

Battleship Colorado at sea off Hawaii, United States in the late 1920s or early 1930s; note two OL-6 aircraft on turret catapult and one UO or FU aircraft on stern catapult	Benito Mussolini at his desk, date unknown

Cruiser Aoba underway with a seaplane on the catapult, circa 1930s	Emden off the US west coast, 1930

Fairey III-F aircraft on Furious' flight deck, circa late 1920s or early 1930s; note Gibraltar in background	German light cruiser Köln underway in confined waters, circa 1930, photo 1 of 2; note off-centerline positioning of turrets

German light cruiser Köln underway in confined waters, circa 1930, photo 2 of 2	Gunboat USS Sacremento at Qingdao, Shandong Province, China, 1920s or 1930s; note submarine USS S-39 in foreground

Hiei as a training ship underway during the 1930s; note rear admiral's flag atop the main mast	HMS Hood, photographed circa the early 1930s