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Photo #: NH 58148

"Submarine Day" at the U.S. Naval Academy, 11 April 1947


Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, Chief of Naval Operations, stands by a model of USS Holland, the Navy's first submarine, which had been accepted for service 47 years previously. Also present are two of Holland's original crewmen, Mr. Harry Wahab and Mr. Richard O. Williams.

Collection of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USN.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

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2 June 2004