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Color photograph of the submarine USS Grayback with a sign on the sail that reads "California o…
USS Grayback in Pearl Harbor
Color photograph of the submarine USS Grayback with a sign on the sail that reads "California o…
Color photograph of the submarine USS Grayback with a sign on the sail that reads "California or Bust"

USS Grayback in Pearl Harbor

Object NamePhotograph
Historic Owner
Association
Date1964
PeriodCold War
MediumJPEG
ClassificationsCommunication Artifacts
Credit LineCollection of the Intrepid Museum. Gift of Mike Spittell. P2023.07.05
Object numberP2023.07.05
DescriptionPhotograph, Color; Personal horizontal image of USS Grayback (SSG-574) at a pier at Pearl Harbor. Sailors are standing on top and in front of the sail. The men are wearing U.S. Navy enlisted dress white uniforms and white enlisted caps, also known as "Dixie cups." There is one officer standing on the sail wearing a combination cap and officer's dress white uniform. The hull number 574 is painted on the sail. The sail has a cloth sign on it that reads "California // or // Bust // Aloha // Hawaii" painted in red and black paint. There are palm trees, cars, buildings, and other submarines visible in the distance. The sky is clear and blue.

Donor file name reads "Grayback - Pearl."
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