Photo #: NH 99841
USS Walke (Destroyer # 34)
Making repairs on an underwater hole in Walke's after
starboard hull side, at Dry Tortugas, Florida, 17 March 1914.
Note Fort Jefferson in the left background, ship's propeller
guard, arrow painted on her side to mark the location of the
hole, her above-deck steering gear, her after 3"/50 gun
stowed facing forward, and working platform supported by two
boats.
Courtesy of Jim Kazalis, 1981.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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