Spearfish Photographs | World War II Database


Brass commissioning plate of the USS Spearfish.	USS Spearfish shortly after commissioning, fall 1939. Note her full-sized fairwater that would be cut down twice during later refits. Additionally, her deck gun seen aft of the fairwater would also later be moved.

USS Spearfish passing Fort Griswold on the Thames River, Groton, Connecticut, United States, circa late 1939.	Aerial view of the Pearl Harbor Submarine Base with the supply depot on the Kuahua Peninsula in upper center, 13 Oct 1941. Note the building in the lower left with a roof painted to resemble two smaller buildings.

Broadside view of USS Spearfish off Mare Island Naval Shipyard in California on 8 May 1943. Note how her fairwater has been cut down, the deck gun forward, and also the barrage balloon.	USS Spearfish off Mare Island Naval Shipyard in California on 8 May 1943. The two humps above her engine rooms accommodate newly installed mufflers. Note the deck gun forward and the barrage balloons.

USS Spearfish mid-overhaul off Mare Island Naval Shipyard in California, 21 Aug 1944. Note that her deck gun has been repositioned back to the aft position.	USS Spearfish off Mare Island Naval Shipyard in California near the end of her overhaul period, 30 Sep 1944. Photo 1 of 2.

USS Spearfish off Mare Island Naval Shipyard in California near the end of her overhaul period, 30 Sep 1944. Photo 2 of 2.	Composite reconnaissance photo of the shoreline at the base of Mt. Suribachi on Iwo Jima taken through the periscope of USS Spearfish, late Nov 1944.

US submarines Bashaw, Mingo, Dragonet, Guavina, Sunfish, Sargo, Spearfish, and Saury at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California, United States, 6 Dec 1945	Inactivated submarines at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California, United States, early 1946

Inactivated submarines at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California, United States, 3 Jan 1946