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 | 96k | Pogy (SS-266) on the Manitowoc River fitting out, 26 July 1942. On the blocks alongside Pogy is section H of Ray (SS-271). The white tubes sticking way up in the air above Pogy are wind socks to direct cool-fresh air down into the sub for cooler conditions during the July heat. | Editors Note: There are over 200 images submitted on these pages covering the following submarines that were constructed at the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co, Manitowoc, WI,: SS-265 through SS-274, and SS-361 through SS-380. None of them would have seen the light of day if it were not for the efforts of former Curator, Asst. Director, Bill Thiesen of the Wisconsin Maritime Museum Larry Bohn, Caitlin Clyne, Rolf Johnson & Susan Menk who sent them to NavSource for publication. A special debt of gratitude is owed to them and the Wisconsin Maritime Museum, home of the Cobia (SS-245), for allowing these photographs to be seen by the lovers of naval history worldwide. | |
 0827126 | 426k | Five men at Manitowoc Shipbuilding shipyards. Commander Brooks Harral launching the submarine Ray (SS-271), on 28 February 1943 at Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company. | Photo by Harry Berns, Official photographer of the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co., Manitowoc, WI. This photo, # P70-7-141, can be ordered (without the watermark) from the Wisconsin Maritime Museum. |
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 0827123 | 272k | Ray (SS-271), Hull #319, Launching day 28 February 1943. Mrs. S. C. Loomis, sponsor. | Photo by Harry Berns, Official photographer of the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co., Manitowoc, WI. Submitted by Susan Menk, Archives Assistant, Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co., Manitowoc, WI. This photo, # 2001-1-1870, can be ordered (without the watermark) from the Wisconsin Maritime Museum. | |
 0827108 | 607k | Ray (SS-271) wrapped with bunting on the bow on the morning of her launch at Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co, Manitowoc, WI., 28 February 1943. | Photo by Harry Berns, Official photographer of the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co., Manitowoc, WI. Submitted by Larry Bohn, courtesy of the Wisconsin Maritime Museum, home of the Cobia (SS-245). | |
 | 45k | Ray (SS-271) about to be side launched at Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co, Manitowoc, WI., 28 February 1943. | Photo by Harry Berns, Official photographer of the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co., Manitowoc, WI. Submitted by Larry Bohn, courtesy of the Wisconsin Maritime Museum, home of the Cobia (SS-245). | |
 | 55k | Watercolor print by the artist Tom Denton of the side launching of a Manitowoc built boat. | Courtesy of submarineart.com | |
 | 42k | Ray (SS-271) waterborne at Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co, Manitowoc, WI., 28 February 1943. | Photo by Harry Berns, Official photographer of the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co., Manitowoc, WI. Submitted by Larry Bohn, courtesy of the Wisconsin Maritime Museum, home of the Cobia (SS-245). | |
 | 14k | Commemorative post mark on the occasion of Ray's (SS-271) launching, 28 February 1943. | Courtesy of Jack Treutle (of blessed memory). | |
 | 117k | Plankowner officers and crew appear in this photo of the Ray (SS-271) at Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co, Manitowoc, WI., 28 February 1943. | Photo by Harry Berns, Official photographer of the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co., Manitowoc, WI. Submitted by Larry Bohn, courtesy of the Wisconsin Maritime Museum, home of the Cobia (SS-245). | |
 | 179k | Ray (SS-271) undergoing sea trials in Lake Michigan shortly after her launch at Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co, Manitowoc, WI., 28 February 1943. | Photo by Harry Berns, Official photographer of the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co., Manitowoc, WI. Submitted by Larry Bohn, courtesy of the Wisconsin Maritime Museum, home of the Cobia (SS-245). | |
 | 487k | Ray (SS-271) undergoing sea trials in Lake Michigan shortly after her launch at Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co, Manitowoc, WI., 28 February 1943. | Photo by Harry Berns, Official photographer of the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co., Manitowoc, WI., courtesy of Scott Koen & ussnewyork.com. | |
 | 485k | Photo of Harry Berns, Official photographer of the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co., Manitowoc, WI. The photo of the Golet (SS-361) encased in snow appears on the wall above him on the upper right. His obituary appears here. | Photo courtesy of Susan Menk, Archives Assistant, Wisconsin Maritime Museum, Dee Anna Grimsrud,Reference Archivist, Wisconsin Historical Society, Steve Khail, CBC, Director of Investor Relations & Corporate Communications, The Manitowoc Company, Inc. & William Young. | |
 | 45k | Commemorative post mark on the occasion of Ray's (SS-271) commissioning, 27 July 1943. | Courtesy of Jack Treutle (of blessed memory). | |
 | 101k | Plankowner officers of the Ray (SS-271) appear in this photo at Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co, Manitowoc, WI., 27 July 1943. | Submitted by Larry Bohn, courtesy of the Wisconsin Maritime Museum, Manitowoc, Wisconsin. | |
 0827124 | 620k | Close up of two officers on deck on the Manitowoc built submarine Ray (SS-271) during commissioning at Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company on 27 July 1943. The CO was Lt. Comdr. Brooks J. Harral (on right). | Photo by Harry Berns, Official photographer of the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co., Manitowoc, WI. This photo, # P70-7-135, can be ordered (without the watermark) from the Wisconsin Maritime Museum. |
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 0827122 | 639k | Crowds at commissioning of the Manitowoc built submarine Ray (SS-271) at Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company on 27 July 1943. | Photo by Harry Berns, Official photographer of the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co., Manitowoc, WI. This photo, # P70-7-131, can be ordered (without the watermark) from the Wisconsin Maritime Museum. |
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 0827125 | 522k | Crowd boarding the Manitowoc built submarine Ray (SS-271) after commissioning ceremony at Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company on 27 July 1943. | Photo by Harry Berns, Official photographer of the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co., Manitowoc, WI. This photo, # P70-7-130, can be ordered (without the watermark) from the Wisconsin Maritime Museum. | |
 | 62k | Ray (SS-271) underway, circa 1943-45. | USN photo courtesy of ussubvetsofworldwarii.org. | |
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607k | Forward plan view of Tambor (SS-198) at Mare Island on 24 February 1945. Shipyard records indicate that Ray (SS-271) and Greenling (SS-213) were berthed immediately aft of Tambor and behind these two boats were Cero (SS-225) and Raton (SS-270). | USN photo # 19l-CM-1400, from National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), College Park, Maryland, courtesy of Sean Hert. | |
 | 177k | Ray (SS-271) 9 March 1945, at Mare Island. | Official USN photo # 1736-45, courtesy of David Buell. | |
 | 166k | Bow on view of Ray (SS-271) off Mare Island on 9 March 1945. | USN photo # 1732-45, courtesy of Darryl L. Baker. | |
 | 212k | Broadside view of Ray (SS-271) off Mare Island on 9 March 1945. She was in overhaul at Mare Island from 17 December 44 to 19 March 1945. | USN photo # 1734-45, courtesy of Darryl L. Baker. | |
 | 311k | Stern view of Ray (SS-271) departing Mare Island on 9 March 1945. Muskallunge (SS-262) can be seen forward of Ray. | USN photo # 1737-45, courtesy of Darryl L. Baker. | |
 | 310k | Forward plan view of Raton (SS-270) at Mare Island on 12 March 1945. The stern of the Ray (SS-271) is in the background. | USN photo # 1791-45, courtesy of Darryl L. Baker. | |
 | 64k | Conning tower of the Ray (SS-271) in 1945. | Photo from the collection of Arthur Laughrun, submitted by Jerry Laughrun. | |
 | 51k | U-505 with the Ray (SS-271) at New London, Conn., on 5 October 1945. | Photo from the collection of Arthur Laughrun, submitted by Jerry Laughrun. | |
 | 32k | Bow on view of the U-505 with the Ray (SS-271) at New London, Conn., on 5 October 1945. | Photo from the collection of Arthur Laughrun, submitted by Jerry Laughrun. | |
 | 202k | Circa 1945 photo of the Ray (SS-271) underway. | USN photo courtesy of David Buell. | |
 | 96k | "Naval engineers and shipyard workers at the PNS met the problem of installing a large amount of new electronic equipment in a submarine with typical Yankee ingenuity. Instead of jamming the gear into the subs Ray (SS-271) & Redfin (SS-272), already snugly packed, like all subs-they cut the subs in two and inserted a prefabricated section. The round the sub cut was made with acetylene burners. It was done just a little forward of amidships. The inserted section was 30 feet long, making the sub's length 342 feet. Four other Fleet-type subs are scheduled for the same operation. The six boats will be "an entirely new type of underseas weapon"-all that can be disclosed at the present". | Submitted by Stan Svec from the October 1951 issue of All Hands Magazine | |
 | 317k | Sailors aboard the Ray (SS-271) during the submarine's recommissioning ceremony, 13 August 1952. "Submarine rejoins fleet after major surgery. Following a successful 'operation' in which its overall length was increased 30 feet by the insertion of a new section amidships, the Ray is recommissioned at the Philadelphia Naval Base. The submarine's officers and crew are on hand as Chief Torpedoman Pellie O. Ball, [...], breaks the tradition[al] bottle of champagne in the re-christening ceremony. The Ray will be assigned to radar-picket duty." | Photo courtesy of the George D. McDowell Philadelphia Evening Bulletin Photographs @ digital.library.temple.edu | |
 | 212k | Ray (SSR-271) bows on view in Philadelphia, Pa. Naval Shipyard, 26 September 1952. | Photo courtesy of John Hummel, (USN) retired. | |
 | 79k | Ray (SSR-271) broadside view in Philadelphia, Pa. Naval Shipyard, 26 September 1952. | Photo courtesy of John Hummel, (USN) retired. | |
 | 58k | This photo of the Ray (SSR-271) underway, was probably taken shortly after her conversion to a Migraine III radar picket in late 1952. The bridge lacks the "wings" seen in later photos that were added to increase visibility aft while maneuvering alongside the pier. The YE-3 aircraft homing beacon that is installed on a mast on the aft deck was removed not long after she was returned to service in favor of the new TACAN system. A close look at the photo shows what appears to be an attempt at censoring. This would explain the lack of antennae on the BPS-2 on the sail, the BPS-3 on the deck, and the YE-3 at the same time. | Text courtesy of David Johnston. USN photo courtesy of ussubvetsofworldwarii.org. | |
 | 334k | SSRs drydock Phila, 1953-54: Redfin (SSR-272) foreground & Ray (SSR-271) not. | USN photo courtesy of Peter Sasgen via Ron Reeves (of blessed memory). | |
 0827106 | 2.73k | Ray (SSR-271) in Hong Kong Harbor during her 1956 WestPac. | Photo by CDR Gerald Durbin of Shangri-La (CVA-38) via Bob Canchola. | |
 | 56k | Ray (SSR-271) & Redfin (SSR-272), 1957 at Lorient France. | Photo courtesy of John Hummel, (USN) retired. | |
 | 246k | Oil on canvas painting by the artist Wayne Scarpaci entitled "On watch", showing the Ray (SSR-271) as a Radar Picket in 1957. | Photo and text courtesy of artbywayne.com. | |
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365k | This plaque was unveiled 20 March 1995 by His Excellency Major General P.M. Jeffery OA MC, Governor of Western Australia to commemorate the sacrifices made by Allied submarines that operated out of Fremantle, Western Australia during WW II. | Photo courtesy of Ron Reeves (of blessed memory). | |
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