Albacore Historic Photos Date(s): October 29, 2006. Album by Albacore. 1 - 121 of 121 Total. 1826 Visits.
1 Arial View of Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
2 Albacore in Dry Dock
3 USS Holand in Dry Dock
4 Chief Motor Machinist Mate Arthur L. Stanton "Chief Stanton was my fathe..." View Comments...
5 Mrs. Doris Stanton Jowers about to christen Albacore
6 Mrs. Jowers with her Daughter, now Mrs. Anneta Stanton Kraus
7 Albacore's Launching "My father helped build thi..." View Comments...
8 Type XXI U-boat
9 USS Tang – US Navy’s version of the Type XXI
10 Type XXI U-boat on the Building Ways
11 Soviet Whiskey class SSN
12 First submarine Albacore SS-218
13 USS Drum, typical US WWII Submarine
14 Japanese Carrier TAIHO, sunk by Albacore
15 Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Master Mechanics drive the first rivet in the new Albacore "This picture shows my gran..." View Comments...
16 Mrs. Jowers and Vice Admiral Charles Momsen
17 David Taylor Model Basin (DTMB) scale model of Albacore
18 Albacore model being tested in a wind tunnel at Langley AFB
19 Graph of Horsepower Requirements for Various Hull Types ""Lyon form" refe..." View Comments...
20 British Airship R-101 Hull was a starting point for DTMB Tests
21 Evolution of US Submarine Hull Forms
22 Dr. Davidson of Stevens Institute of Technology-an early Proponent of Albacore
23 Dr. Davidson looking over a Hull Model
24 Towing Tank at the Stevens Institute of Technology
25 Albacore on the Building Ways
26 Phase I - Albacore Underway
27 Albacore underway having aerial recognition photos taken
28 Albacore underway having aerial recognition photos taken
29 Albacore underway having aerial recognition photos taken
30 Cover of Collier’s Magazine
31 Albacore’s Hydraulic Accumulators
32 Plans from Albacore’s Training Aid Booklet
33 Plans from Albacore’s Training Aid Booklet
34 Plans from Albacore’s Training Aid Booklet
35 Plans from Albacore’s Training Aid Booklet
36 Albacore's Commissioning on December 5, 1953
37 Albacore's Commissioning on December 5, 1953
38 Vice Admiral Momsen speaking at Albacore’s Commissioning
39 Adm. Burke and Lord Mountbatten examine one of Albacore’s Pancake Diesel Engines "Is the coffee ready yet?" "The caption is incorrect. ..." View Comments...
40 Smoke Tunnel Test of the USS Skipjack
41 Control Room Plan of the Barbel
42 Phase I - Albacore Returning to Port
43 Lord Mountbatten boarding Albacore in Key West
44 Adm. Burke and Lord Mountbatten atop the sail in Key West
45 Adm. Burke at the Controls
46 Soviet Victor Class SSN
47 Change of Command – Jon Boyes(l) relieves Ken Gummerson
48 Three (3) Albacore officers (Ted Davis (center) and Jim Ferrero (right) visit VF-82 to learn about ASW tricks
49 High Speed Surfacing
50 Lt. Herndon piloting Albacore
51 Albacore’s Current Controls
52 Combined Instrument Panel
53 Dorsal rudder used to counteract snap roll at high speeds
54 Turtleback Housing Diesel Exhausts and Mufflers
55 Phase I - Albacore in Dry Dock. (Note bow planes later removed in Phase II.)
56 Barbel in Dry Dock
57 A comparison of hull shapes – Albacore, Barbel, & Swordfish
58 USS Nautilus
59 Model of Phase II Albacore
60 Albacore model on display at the Mariner’s Museum in Newport News, VA.
61 Periscope photo of Albacore
62 Painting of Albacore and a P6M Seamaster Turbo-jet Flying Boat
63 Blimp and Albacore share shapes
64 Models of Skipjack and Thresher class SSN's
65 Thresher under construction
66 Los Angeles Class SSN
67 Drawing showing 2 key elements of 688 class sonar
68 Illustration of Albacore Stern Configurations
69 Illustration of Main Features of Phase III Configuration
70 Albacore in Dry Dock Receiving a New Tail Section
71 Albacore’s “Dive Brakes”
72 Phase III - Albacore Underway
73 Phase II - Albacore Docked at PNS
74 Underway on Trials
75 Mock-up of Albacore’s Phase III Bow Sonar
76 Albacore’s Sonar Room
77 Soviet Alfa Class SSN
78 Testing the New 3000 psi Emergency Ballast Blow System
79 Albacore riding out hurricane while returning from Fort Lauderdale
80 Albacore riding out hurricane while returning from Fort Lauderdale
81 Albacore’s Periscope Stand
82 Official Albacore Patch
83 Unofficial patch made up after capturing the underwater speed record
84 Main Motors Armatures Ready for Installation
85 Albacore and Dolphin (AGSS 555) in Dry Dock Together "Pictured is Dry Dock #1 at..." View Comments...
86 Crew's Berthing Area
87 Crew's Mess Area
88 Albacore in Dry Dock with Stern Removed
89 Offsite Machinery Compartment where piping was prepared for later installation
90 ¼ Scale Mock-up of Phase IV Machinery Compartment
91 Albacore in Mothball Fleet in Philadelphia
92 Albacore in Cofferdam before Filling
93 Albacore over her Final Resting Place
94 Albacore under tow in the Cape Cod Canal
95 Albacore being towed by Army Tug Okinawa "Just surfing around to see..." View Comments...
96 Albacore’s Cradle System
97 Aft Cradle Details
98 Underway toward her Final Resting Place
99 Going through the Boston & Maine Railroad Cut
100 Positioning Albacore for Outhaul
101 Heaving on Tending Lines
102 Entry to the Bow Compartment
103 Thresher Monument in the Memorial Garden
104 Squalus Monument
105 Monument to Boats lost during WWII
106 Monument to USS O-9, SS-70
107 Sidewalk "Superintendents"
108 Crew from Mariner’s Village
109 Volunteer Reservists helping during the Outhaul Attempt
110 Piece of Equipment used to Prepare for Albacore’s Outhaul
111 Joe Sawtelle, then Navy Secretary Lehman, Portsmouth City Councilman
112 Marine Railway set to haul Albacore onto Land
113 One of many Volunteers preparing Albacore for Public Display
114 Albacore arrives off Fort Constitution at Portsmouth Harbor
115 Artist's Rendition of Albacore Surfacing
116 Albacore being Maneuvered toward its Outhaul Cradle
117 Albacore being Aligned over its Outhaul Cradle
118 Albacore Today
119 Albacore Today
120 Special Bow Installation for the Fly Around Body – FAB
121 Silver Service presented to Albacore by Mrs. Jowers
I was aboard the USCGC EASTWIND W279 while undergoing repairs for a ship fire. We were tied up behind the ALBACORE at the Portsmouth yard for a couple of months, and could not find out anything about the sub in front of us. While sitting in a barber shop I had the oppertunity to read the article in Collier’s Magazine. I would have been proud to have been a crew member of that sub. I will be visiting the Albacore Park. - Lee Grant, Thu, 21 Oct 2010 11:15AM
My father was on the albacore from Dec 1953 to march of 1955 as an ET1(ss)he worked in the radio room. I have his ash tray made of pewter that has the subs and his name on it...only other ones I've seen are in the museum...Dad passed 5 years ago...I miss him greatly...I only have one navy photo of him...I would like to find someone that knew him or has photos?? His name is Elmer J Winters, jr - Holly Winters, Tue, 18 Aug 2009 1:34PM
My Dad worked on building the Albacore.Dad worked in shop38. He started working at the shipyard in 1951. He is 94 a still living. I will be making photo copies of these great pictures, and taking them to him. I know he will really enjoy them. I had the plesure to vist the ship back in the 90's on a trip to Portsmouth. Thanks for having such a great site.
OUTSTANDING WEB SITE i ENJOYED IT VERY MUCH. - JIM GEORGE, Mon, 17 Nov 2008 6:31AM
Great photos, I was on Nautilus (SSN571) in the yards at Portsmouth in 1967-68 and remember her fondly. Great boat, great crew even if they were diesel boat sailors.
Great web site. - Bruce Kinne, Mon, 6 Oct 2008 1:05PM
I should visit this website more often....You've added a considerable amount of wonderful info since my last visit....Keep up the great work folks!.....I remember the trip back from Ft. Lauderdale (Dec.?)1967.....What an E-ticket ride!.... "Hippie" Schumacher, RM2(SS) 1967-68 - Scott "Hippie" Schumacher, Tue, 29 May 2007 1:03PM
well that is a nice submarine you guys had! thanks for going down under for the lifes of other people. just so you know i think that is the biggest submarine i have seen, and will probally ever see. well thanks for going down under once again. - rach lilly, Mon, 26 Mar 2007 12:33PM
Really liked looking at my old boat. Really nice Pics - Russ Styer, Sat, 3 Feb 2007 2:05PM
Nice pics, Great website! If I find the pic that I did not see, would you like copy and where should I send to--email/snail mail address? Mac, EM3 SS on board '62-63 - Dennis McCarthy, Sat, 20 Jan 2007 8:47PM
