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USS Balao SS-285
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Thought you all would like to see the restoration work being done on the fairwater and scope shears from my qual boat, USS BALAO AGSS-285. They put her out of commission in 1963 and cut this part off her, it had been rusting away in the Washington Navy Yard until NAVSEA decided to move her to Norfolk and restore her. They plan to display her back at NAVSEA in Washington.

After all these years this is all that is left. At least we have this.                T.Spoon, DBF

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