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| Decommissioning ceremony of USS Bluegill, 7 Jul 1952; note USS Rock berthed next to her | USS Rock departing San Diego, California, United States for the western Pacific Ocean, 23 Jul 1954 |
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| Submarine tender Nereus and Submarine Rescue Vessel Florikan with submarines Tunny, Cusk, Carbonero, Tilefish, Spinax, Rock, Remora, Catfish, and Volador, San Diego, California, US, date unknown | USS Rock at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California, United States, 9 May 1956, photo 1 of 2 |
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| USS Rock at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California, United States, 9 May 1956, photo 2 of 2 | USS Rock at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California, United States, 28 Jul 1958 |
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| USS Rock underway, circa 1960s, photo 1 of 2 | USS Rock underway, circa 1960s, photo 2 of 2 |
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| USS Rock underway, 1963 | Inactive US Navy submarines Cusk, Rock, Bashaw, Spinax, Pomodon, Medregal, and Diodon at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California, United States, 30 Apr 1971 |
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