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E. A. Poe (IX-103) Class: Photographs

These photographs were selected to show the original configuration of this class and major subsequent modifications. For more views see the former NHHC (now Hyperwar) Online Library of Selected Images and the NavSource Photo Archive.

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USS E. A. Poe (IX-103)

Docked in USS ABSD-1 on 3 June 1944 undergoing repairs for torpedo damage.

Photo No. 80-G-244614
Source: U.S. National Archives, RG-80-G

 
USS P. H. Burnett (IX-104)

Docked in USS ABSD-1 on 2 February 1945.

Photo No. 80-G-314236
Source: U.S. National Archives, RG-80-G

 
USS Antelope (IX-109)

Docked in USS ABSD-1 on 8 January 1945.
The torpedo hole in her engine room is clearly visible. Her armament has been reduced to one 20mm gun on the bow and two more on the stern.

Photo No. 80-G-314230
Source: U.S. National Archives, RG-80-G

 
USS Harcourt (IX-225)

Probably shown returning to San Francisco in April 1946.
Unlike the three ships above the propulsion machinery of this ship remained operational, and her structural strength was largely restored during 1945. A slightly inferior print of this photograph is filed at the Naval History and Heritage Command as No. NH 84196.

Photo No. None
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