A busy US Navy scene at the docks at San Diego, California, USA in 1960. Five submarines are lined up. The nearest is USS Pomfret (SS-391), a Balao-class submarine, named after the pomfret, a fish of the seabream family, a powerful and speedy swimmer. Pomfret was launched in 1943 at the Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, Maine, USA and commissioned the next year. A naval supply/support vessel is seen behind the submarines. This image is from an old amateur Kodak colour transparency – a vintage 1960s photograph.

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A busy US Navy scene at the docks at San Diego, California, USA in 1960. Five submarines are lined up. The nearest is USS Pomfret (SS-391), a Balao-class submarine, named after the pomfret, a fish of the seabream family, a powerful and speedy swimmer. Pomfret was launched in 1943 at the Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, Maine, USA and commissioned the next year. A naval supply/support vessel is seen behind the submarines. This image is from an old amateur Kodak colour transparency. It will look soft if used at too large a size – a vintage 1960s photograph.

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Size: 3307px × 2228px
Location: San Diego, California, USA
Photo credit: © M&N / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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