USS Squalus' keel was laid at the Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, Maine, on 18 October 1937. She was launched on 14 September 1938 and, after fitting out, was commissioned on 1 March 1939.
This page features views of the construction of USS Squalus.
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Photo #: 19-N-109864 USS Squalus (SS-192) Under construction on the building ways at the Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, Maine, 7 January 1938. View looks aft, showing typical cross section of pressure hull and side tanks. Frame 41 lower structure is in the foreground, with Frame 46 upper hull structure beyond. Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives. Online Image: 147KB; 600 x 765 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: 19-N-109863 USS Squalus (SS-192) Under construction on the building ways at the Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, Maine, 7 January 1938. View looks forward, showing typical cross section of pressure hull and side tanks. Frame 155 lower structure is in the foreground, with Frame 145 upper hull structure beyond and Bulkhead 134 visible within the hull. Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives. Online Image: 152KB; 605 x 765 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: 19-N-109861 USS Squalus (SS-192) Under construction on the building ways at the Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, Maine, 7 April 1938. View looks aft, with forward torpedo tube supporting structure in the foreground. Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives. Online Image: 144KB; 600 x 765 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: 19-N-109862 USS Squalus (SS-192) Under construction on the building ways at the Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, Maine, 7 April 1938. View looks forward, with frame 176 lower bulkhead in the foreground. Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives. Online Image: 153KB; 600 x 765 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: 19-N-109865 USS Squalus (SS-192) Under construction on the building ways at the Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, Maine, 5 July 1938. View looks aft with forward torpedo tube supporting structure in the lower foreground. Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives. Online Image: 139KB; 600 x 765 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: 19-N-109866 USS Squalus (SS-192) Under construction on the building ways at the Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, Maine, 5 July 1938. View looks forward from over the stern. Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives. Online Image: 136KB; 600 x 765 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: 19-N-109858 USS Squalus (SS-192) Fitting out, at the Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, Maine, 5 October 1938. Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives. Online Image: 79KB; 740 x 595 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: 19-N-109859 USS Squalus (SS-192) Fitting out, at the Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, Maine, 5 October 1938. This view looks forward from off the starboard quarter, with propeller guard and stern torpedo tube doors at left. YO-13 is in the left background. Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives. Online Image: 79KB; 740 x 580 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: 19-N-109860 USS Squalus (SS-192) Fitting out, at the Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, Maine, 7 January 1939. Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives. Online Image: 109KB; 740 x 590 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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For additional views relating to USS Squalus, see:
If you want higher resolution reproductions than the digital images presented here, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions." |
16 June 2000