U.S.S. GUADALCANAL (CVE60)
 
  CVE60/A16-3  
     
 
PHOTOGRAPHS
  
     
 
NUMBER
CAPTION
 
Aerial view of Boarding Party as they came along side of sub.
 
"           "     showing U.S.S. CHATELAIN closing in on German sub.
 
"           "     of German sub aft and to the port of sub.
 
"           "           "           "           "       just after crew abandoned ship.     
 
"           "     U.S.S. CHATELAIN closing in on German sub.
 
Radio Gear aboard German sub. [actually the main battery switch in the E-motor room]
 
View in control room of German sub.
 
View in Captain's cabin aboard German sub #505. [Administrator's note: actually starboard aft corner of the Officer's Stateroom just fwd of the Sonar Compartment]
 
View in control room of German sub.
 
Detection gear aboard German sub.
 
View from bow of sub showing salvage crew.
 
"           "           "           "           "           "      and carrier in background.       
 
Port side of Conning of German sub #505.
 
View from fantail of ship showing salvage crew aboard sub.
 
Salvage crew aboard German sub.
 
445
 "           "      working aboard captured German sub.
 
U.S. Colors flying over captured German sub.
 
TBM from ship circling captured German sub.
 
German sub survivors coming aboard.
 
Wounded German sub survivor being hoisted aboard in stretcher.
 
Making Tow line fast to sub.
 
Salvage crew hauling tow line aboard sub.
 
     
 
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U.S.S. GUADALCANAL (CVE60)
 
  CVE60/A16-3  
     
 
PHOTOGRAPHS (con't)
  
     
 
Motor whale boat fouled on Tow line.
 
Landing TBM with sub in Tow.
 
Aerial view off port bow showing sub in tow.
 
"           "     of plane being catapulted with sub in tow.
 
off starboard bow of ship with sub in tow.
 
U.S.S. ABNAKI towing captured German sub.
 
U.S. Ensign over Nazi Ensign on sub.
 
Captured Nazi sub conning tower with US & Nazi sub.
 
U.S.S. ABNAKI towing captured Nazi sub #505.
 
U.S.S. GUADALCANAL lying along side of captured Nazi sub.
 
Landing TBM while refueling from tanker U.S.S. KENNEBEC.
 
View from bridge of refueling from tanker U.S.S. KENNEBEC.
 
"           "     #1 whale boat of refueling operations U.S.S. KENNEBEC.
 
Gear stacked on hangar deck that was brought over from sub.
 
View from port sponson showing CVE60 sub.
 
Captain Gallery on flight deck with captured sub in background.
 
View from 35MM AA Gun mount showing stern of U-505.
 
View of US and German colors flying over conning tower of U-505.
 
View of forward end of damaged torpedo on U-505.
 
Damaged torpedo and case in cradle on U-505.
   
View of after end of damaged war head on U-505.
 
Close up view of damaged torpedo from U-505.
   
Preparing to jettison damaged torpedo from U-505.
 
Torpedo being dumped over side of U-505. War head was damaged by depth charge.
 
     
 
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U.S.S. GUADALCANAL (CVE60)
 
  CVE60/A16-3  
     
 
PHOTOGRAPHS (con't)
  
     
 
20MM AA Gun mount on U-505.
 
Flask as in rack aft of conning tower on U-505.
 
Towing bridle from starboard side of fantail with sub in background.
 
"           "           "      port side of fantail
 
Captain Gallery on bridge of "JUNIOR", U-505.
 
Left to right: Commander Trosino, Captain Gallery, and Lt.(jg) David on Bridge of "JUNIOR", U-505.
 
Diesel engine room of "JUNIOR", U-505.
 
Captain Gallery in front of Coning tower of "Junior", U-505.
 
Salvage party in front of Conning tower of "JUNIOR", (U-505).
 
Doctors compartment on U-505. [Administrator's note: actually the Commander's Cabin]
 
Petty officer quarters.
 
Forward torpedo tubes.
 
Crews quarters in after torpedo room of U-505.
 
Control panel for electric motors aboard U-505.
 
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
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Photographs from Enclosure G of Task Group 22.3 Report

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429 Aerial view of Boarding Party as they came along side of sub. 430 Aerial view of Boarding Party showing U.S.S. CHATELAIN closing in on German sub.
       
431 Aerial view of German sub aft and to the port of sub.


432 Aerial view of German sub just after crew abandoned ship.
       
434 Radio Gear aboard German sub. [actually the main battery switch in the E-motor room] 435 View in control room of German sub.
       

436 View in Captain's cabin aboard German sub #505.

[Administrator's note: actually starboard aft corner of the Officer's Stateroom just fwd of the Sonar Compartment]

 437 View in control room of German sub.
       
438 Detection gear aboard German sub. 439 View from bow of sub showing salvage crew.
       
440 View from bow of sub showing salvage crew and carrier in background. 442 Port side of Conning of German sub #505.
       
443 View from fantail of ship showing salvage crew aboard sub. 444 Salvage crew aboard German sub.
       
446 U.S. Colors flying over captured German sub. 447 TBM from ship circling captured German sub.
       
450 German sub survivors coming aboard. 452 Wounded German sub survivor being hoisted aboard in stretcher.
       
455 Making Tow line fast to sub. 456 Salvage crew hauling tow line aboard sub.
       
457 Motor whale boat fouled on Tow line. 461 Landing TBM with sub in Tow.
       
462 Aerial view off port bow showing sub in tow. 464 Aerial view of plane being catapulted with sub in tow.
       
465 Aerial view off starboard bow of ship with sub in tow. 468 U.S.S. ABNAKI towing captured German sub.
       
469 U.S. Ensign over Nazi Ensign on sub. 470 Captured Nazi sub conning tower with US & Nazi sub.
       
471 U.S.S. ABNAKI towing captured Nazi sub #505. 472 U.S.S. GUADALCANAL lying along side of captured Nazi sub.
       
477 Landing TBM while refueling from tanker U.S.S. KENNEBEC. 479 View from bridge of refueling from tanker U.S.S. KENNEBEC.
       
481 View from #1 whale boat of refueling operations U.S.S. KENNEBEC 494 Gear stacked on hangar deck that was brought over from sub.
       
496 View from port sponson showing CVE60 sub. 497 Captain Gallery on flight deck with captured sub in background.
       
498 View from 35MM AA Gun mount showing stern of U-505. 499 View of US and German colors flying over conning tower of U-505.
       
500 View of forward end of damaged torpedo on U-505. 501 Damaged torpedo and case in cradle on U-505.
       
502 View of after end of damaged war head on U-505. 503 Close up view of damaged torpedo from U-505.
       
504 Preparing to jettison damaged torpedo from U-505. 505 Torpedo being dumped over side of U-505. War head was damaged by depth charge.
       
506 20MM AA Gun mount on U-505. 507 Flask as in rack aft of conning tower on U-505.
       
509 Towing bridle from starboard side of fantail with sub in background. 511 Towing bridle from port side of fantail
       
514 Captain Gallery on bridge of "JUNIOR", U-505. 515 Left to right: Commander Trosino, Captain Gallery, and Lt.(jg) David on Bridge of "JUNIOR", U-505.
       
516 Diesel engine room of "JUNIOR", U-505. 517 Captain Gallery in front of Coning tower of "Junior", U-505.
       
518 Salvage party in front of Conning tower of "JUNIOR", (U-505).

519 Doctors compartment on U-505.

[Administrator's note: actually the Commander's Cabin]
       
520 Petty officer quarters. 521 Forward torpedo tubes.
       
522 Crews quarters in after torpedo room of U-505. 523 Control panel for electric motors aboard U-505.

 

 

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