World War II Photographs
USS Steelhead (SS-280), circa 1945, after she had been refitted with a 5" /25 deck gun. This image has been retouched by wartime censors to remove radar antennas atop Steelhead's periscope sheers.
U.S. Navy aircraft carrier at a North Atlantic port. Spotted on the snow-covered flight deck are Douglas Dauntless dive bombers and Grumman Avenger torpedo planes.
Battleships USS West Virginia (BB-48) and USS Tennessee (BB-43) after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
Colors flying from USS West Virginia (BB-48) (left) and USS Arizona (BB-48) (right) aflame, after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
Oil burning on top of the water near the Naval Air Station at Pearl Harbor after the Japanese attack.