Detail View: McClain (Herbert A.) Photographs: "The Nineteenth Fleet" (aka, "The Zippered Fleet") was a collection of "mothballed" ships at U.S. Navy Shipyard. The smaller ships shown are attack destroyers that have been cleaned, their hulls painted with anti-fouling paint and their armaments covered with a cocoon to protect from dampness, and dehydration equipment installed. The larger ship is the "Isle Royal", a submarine tender which carries small stores, food and movies to supplement stores on subs.
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Title:
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"The Nineteenth Fleet" (aka, "The Zippered Fleet") was a collection of "mothballed" ships at U.S. Navy Shipyard. The smaller ships shown are attack destroyers that have been cleaned, their hulls painted with anti-fouling paint and their armaments covered with a cocoon to protect from dampness, and dehydration equipment installed. The larger ship is the "Isle Royal", a submarine tender which carries small stores, food and movies to supplement stores on subs.
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Date:
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1948
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Decade:
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1940-1949
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Creator:
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McClain, Hubert A.
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Type:
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Photograph
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Format:
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B/W Negative
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Subject:
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United States Navy
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Subject:
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Warships
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Subject:
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Long Beach Naval Shipyard
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Geographic Location:
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Los Angeles County - Long Beach - Terminal Island (Calif.)
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Rights:
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Property rights to the physical object belong to the Sherman Library. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact Sherman Library at library@slgardens.org.
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Filename:
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McClain_002-592.tif
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Identifier:
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592
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