Photo #: NH 98048
Washington Navy Yard, Washington, D.C.
Children "man" the USS Balao (SS-285) conning
tower fairwater, during the Navy Yard's open house, on Navy Day,
27 October 1968. The fairwater is on exhibit in front of the
Naval Historical Display Center (later renamed the Navy Memorial
Museum).
The Submarine Squadron Twelve insignia painted directly over
the submarine's hull number. Balao was a unit of that
squadron during her final years of active service.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the
Naval Historical Center.
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