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Photo # NH 62816: Japanese midget submarine HA-19 in Fredericksburg, Texas, during a War Bond tour, circa 1943.

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Ha-19 (Midget Submarine, 1938-1941) --
On Exhibit in the United States

This page features views of Ha-19 on exhibit in the United States following her capture in December 1941.

For additional images of Ha-19, see:

  • Ha-19 (Midget Submarine, 1938-1941)


    If you want higher resolution reproductions than the digital images presented here, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions."

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    Photo #: NH 47036

    President Franklin D. Roosevelt


    Seated in an automobile, while touring the Mare Island Navy Yard in 1942. With him are Vice Admiral John W. Greenslade, Commander 12th Naval District, and Rear Admiral Wilhelm L. Friedell, Commandant Mare Island Navy Yard. Secret Servicemen are on duty around the car.
    In the background is the Japanese midget submarine HA-19, which had been captured on 8 December 1941, immediately after the attack on Pearl Harbor. During World War II, it was taken around the country on War Bond tours.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command.

    Online Image: 83KB; 740 x 595 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 62816

    HA-19

    (Japanese "Type A" midget submarine)

    In Fredericksburg, Texas, birthplace of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, during a national War Bond tour, circa 1943. HA-19 was captured on 8 December 1941, after it unsuccessfully attempted to enter Pearl Harbor during the Japanese attack on the previous day.
    The Hotel Nimitz is in the background.
    Note police cars, Boy Scouts and truck (from the Bigge Drayage Co., Oakland, California).

    Collection of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz.

    U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.

    Online Image: 121KB; 740 x 595 pixels

     


    For additional images of Ha-19, see:

  • Ha-19 (Midget Submarine, 1938-1941)


    NOTES:

  • To the best of our knowledge, the pictures referenced here are all in the Public Domain, and can therefore be freely downloaded and used for any purpose.

  • Some images linked from this page may bear obsolete credit lines citing the organization name: "Naval Historical Center". Effective 1 December 2008 the name should be cited as: "Naval History and Heritage Command".


    If you want higher resolution reproductions than the digital images presented here, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions."


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    Page made 29 December 1999
    Coding updated 3 May 2009