Fulton (AS-11) Class: 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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USS Fulton (AS-11) Near the Mare Island Navy Yard on 22 November 1941 two months after completion. Fulton was the only ship of the class completed with two open 5"/38 gun mounts and splinter protection (gun tubs) around all four mounts. Her main battery installation was later upgraded to resemble the later ships of the class, probably at an overhaul at Mare Island between April and June 1944. Photo No. 19-N-26460 Source: U.S. National Archives, RG-19-LCM |
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USS Sperry (AS-12) Near the Mare Island Navy Yard on 24 July 1942. Photo No. 19-N-32025 Source: U.S. National Archives, RG-19-LCM |
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USS Bushnell (AS-15) In San Francisco Bay on 20 May 1943. Photo No. Unknown Source: U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command |
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USS Proteus (AS-19) At Midway on 4 May 1944 with the submarines USS Pampanito (SS-383), Muskallunge (SS-262), and Gato (SS-212) alongside. Photo No. Unknown Source: U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command (L-file) |
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USS Howard W. Gilmore (AS-16) Near the Mare Island Navy Yard on 13 July 1944. Note the massive kingpost pair with booms in place of the large rotating cranes on the Navy's other large World War II-era tenders. Photo No. Unknown Source: U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command |
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USS Nereus (AS-17) Off the Mare Island Naval Shipyard on 3 December 1947. Photo No. Unknown Source: U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command |
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USS Orion (AS-18) Underway in Chesapeake Bay on 24 November 1953. Photo No. USN 631051 Source: U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command (L-file) |
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USS Nereus (AS-17) Off the California coast near San Diego on 31 January 1966. The after two 5"/38 gun mounts have been removed and the superstructure extended to the stern. All of her sisters were similarly modified. Photo No. KN-12996 Source: Shipscribe |
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USS Fulton (AS-11) Underway in Long Island Sound on 7 December 1971. Photo No. USN 1150391 Source: U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command (L-file) |
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USS Howard W. Gilmore (AS-16) Photographed after the fall of 1972 when her forward 5" guns were removed. All but AS-15 and AS-17 received this modification. Photo No. Unknown Source: U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command |
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