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Photo # NH 98985:  USS Stingray surfacing during Battle Force exercises, circa 1939

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USS Stingray (SS-186), 1938-1947 --
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This page features additional views concerning USS Stingray (SS-186).

For other images related to this submarine, see:

  • USS Stingray (SS-186), 1938-1947.


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

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    Photo #: NH 77086

    USS Stingray
    (SS-186), foreground

    Operating in formation with other submarines, during Battle Force exercises, circa 1939.
    The other three submarines are (from left to right): Seal (SS-183); Salmon (SS-182) and Sturgeon (SS-187).

    Collection of Vice Admiral George C. Dyer, USN (Retired).

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 110KB; 740 x 595 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 77089

    USS Stingray
    (SS-186), foreground

    Submerging in formation with other submarines, during Battle Force exercises, circa 1939.
    USS Sturgeon (SS-187) is immediately beyond Stingray, with the wakes further in the distance probably belonging to USS Seal (SS-183) and USS Salmon (SS-182).

    Collection of Vice Admiral George C. Dyer, USN (Retired).

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 121KB; 740 x 580 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 98985

    USS Stingray
    (SS-186), foreground

    Surfacing in formation with other submarines, during Battle Force exercises, circa 1939.
    The other three submarines are (from left to right): Seal (SS-183); Salmon (SS-182) and Sturgeon (SS-187).

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 107KB; 740 x 645 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 68481

    USS Holland (AS-3)


    Panoramic photograph of the ship moored at Bouy 19, San Diego harbor, California, in 1940, with eleven submarines alongside. Submarines are (from left to right): Salmon (SS-182); Seal (SS-183); Stingray (SS-186); Perch (SS-176); Pollack (SS-180); Cachalot (SS-170); Cuttlefish (SS-171); Skipjack (SS-184); Sturgeon (SS-187); Snapper (SS-185) and Sargo (SS-188). SS-182 through SS-187 were members of Submarine Division 15, commanded by R.W. Christie.
    USS Richmond (CL-9), flagship of the Submarine Force, is in the right distance.

    Courtesy of the U.S. Naval Institute. James C. Fahey Collection.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 53KB; 900 x 310 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 68482

    USS Plunger (SS-179)


    Backing clear of a nest of submarines, alongside their tender in San Diego harbor, California, in 1940. Other identifiable submarines present are:
    Salmon (SS-182);
    Seal (SS-183); and
    Stingray (SS-186).

    Courtesy of the U.S. Naval Institute. James C. Fahey Collection.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 104KB; 740 x 610 pixels

     


    For other images related to this submarine, see:

  • USS Stingray (SS-186), 1938-1947.


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


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