Shaw's initial wartime repair job, completed in late June 1942, essentially brought her back up to the same basic appearance and armament as the other members of the Mahan class, and that standard was maintained during most of the Second World War. In mid-1945, however, her final overhaul significantly changed her combat suit. These modifications were driven by the virtual elimination of the Japanese surface fleet, the emergence of the very dangerous "Kamikaze" suicide plane threat, and the growing top-heaviness and generally overweight condition of the Navy's older ships. To meet these changed conditions, all of Shaw's twelve torpedo tubes were removed and replaced with a very heavy battery of 40mm anti-aircraft machine guns. Also removed were some of her 20mm machine guns, one of her four remaining 5"/38 heavy guns and other fittings.
This page features all our views of USS Shaw taken after repair of her Pearl Harbor damage and later in her service career.
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Photo #: 19-N-31382 USS Shaw (DD-373) Off the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, 5 July 1942, after she received a new bow to replace the one lost during the 7 December 1941 raid on Pearl Harbor. Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives. Online Image: 62KB; 740 x 610 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: 19-N-88280 USS Shaw (DD-373) Off the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, 5 August 1945, after her final overhaul. Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives. Online Image: 48KB; 740 x 545 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: 19-N-88279 USS Shaw (DD-373) Off the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, 5 August 1945, after her final overhaul. She has lost her torpedo tubes, one 5"/38 gun mount and the forward center 20mm gun mount and received two twin and two quad 40mm gun mounts in their place, as part of the Navy's response to the "Kamikaze" threat. Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives. Online Image: 46KB; 740 x 550 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: NH 97421 USS Shaw (DD-373) Off the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, 5 August 1945, with an increased 40mm gun battery (two quad and two twin mounts) replacing her torpedo tubes and # 3 5"/38 gun. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. Online Image: 54KB; 740 x 610 pixels |
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Photo #: 19-N-88285 USS Shaw (DD-373) At the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, 5 August 1945, looking aft from a crane beside her port bow. Circles on the photograph mark recent alterations to the ship. Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives. Online Image: 101KB; 600 x 765 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: 19-N-88284 USS Shaw (DD-373) At the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, 5 August 1945, looking forward from above her port side amidships. Note details of her bridge (including "scoreboard" on the windscreen side). Chevrolet pickup truck (1941-46 model) on the pier bears Navy markings on its door. Circles on the photograph mark recent alterations to the ship. Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives. Online Image: 101KB; 595 x 765 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: 19-N-88286 USS Shaw (DD-373) At the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, 5 August 1945, looking aft from a crane by her port side amidships. Note that she now carries two twin and two quad 40mm gun mounts, and that all her torpedo tubes and # 3 5"/38 gun have been removed. Note motor scooter parked by the gangway. Circles on the photograph mark recent alterations to the ship. Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives. Online Image: 114KB; 740 x 605 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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For other views of USS Shaw, see:
If you want higher resolution reproductions than the digital images presented here, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions." |
5 November 2000