Black and White Photographs Colorized by WW2DB

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German battleship Scharnhorst in port, Germany, circa early 1939	German battleships Scharnhorst (left) and Gneisenau (right), circa 1939

German escort ship F9, 1939	German hulk Amazone (left) and German heavy cruiser Admiral Hipper (right) at Blohm und Voss shipyard, Hamburg, Germany, 1939

HMS Exeter off, Coco Solo, Panama Canal Zone, circa 1939	Lieutenant Commander Burke aboard his destroyer, Mugford, circa 1939-1940

Officers and crew of destroyer Craven, circa 1938-1939; note Executive Officer Lieutenant Commander Arleigh Burke in front row, third from right	One Swordfish aircraft taking off of Ark Royal while another prepared to land, circa 1939

Overhead view of a PBY Catalina on its take-off run, Panama Canal Zone, 1939.	Panzerschiff Admiral Graf Spee's forward 11-inch triple-gun turret, circa 1939

Phoenix at anchor, 1939	Port side view of destroyer Monaghan, date unknown

Portrait of Leahy, 1939	Rear Admiral Harold Stark with the commanders of his Cruiser Divisions and ships, probably aboard USS Honolulu, circa 1939

Rear Admiral Husband Kimmel, commanding officer of US Navy Cruiser Division Seven, probably on board his flagship USS San Francisco, circa 1939	San Francisco in a South American port, with US Navy Rear Admiral Husband E. Kimmel and a South American officer onboard for tours, 1939; note SOC-1 aircraft in hangar

SOC-3 scout-observation floatplanes off cruiser Honolulu flying in formation, circa 1938-1939	Superstructure of USS New York, late 1938 or early 1939; note XAF radar antenna atop the pilot house

Transport USS Henderson in the Panama Canal, 1930s	USS Permit, date unknown