Solace (AH-5): Photographs
| These photographs were selected to show the original configuration of this class and major subsequent modifications. For more views see the former NHHC (now Hyperwar) Online Library of Selected Images and the NavSource Photo Archive. |
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S.S. Shawnee At New York in a pre-World War II image. A heavily retouched version of this image was used to represent S.S. Iroquois, which became USS Solace (AH-5) in late 1940. Shawnee served as an Army transport in World War II. Photo No. None Source: Shipscribe |
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USS Solace (AH-5) Probably photographed in 1941 soon after completion of conversion. Her second stack, a dummy, was removed during her Navy conversion. Photo No. Unknown Source: Shipscribe |
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USS Solace (AH-5) Photographed circa 1941 in Hawaiian waters. She arrived at Pearl Harbor on 27 October 1941 and handled hundreds of casualties on 7 December 1941 during the Japanese attack there. Photo No. 19-N-26324 Source: U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command |
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USS Solace (AH-5) Alongside USS Haven (AH-12) at Pearl Harbor between 13 and 16 July 1945. Photo No. 80-G-354889 Source: U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command |
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