IX 306 (IX 306) 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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USAV Col. Francis T. Ziegler (FS-221) Moored at Fort Eustis, VA., circa early 1961. Although she had an Army name her bow and brow (gangway) show only her FS number. She was acquired by the Navy in July 1968 and converted for service as a torpedo research vessel at Newport, R.I. Photo No. None Source: NavSource |
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USS IX 306 (IX 306) Painted white with a blue bow while serving circa 1969 as a torpedo research vessel at the Naval Underwater Weapons Research and Engineering Station at Newport, R.I. Her stern is marked "NUWS Newport R.I." Note the torpedo tube opening on the starboard side just aft of the hull number. Photo No. Unknown Source: U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command (UA-164) |
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USS IX 306 (IX 306) Returning to the still water basin in Narragansett Bay in October 1969 while supporting the Naval Underwater Weapons Research and Engineering Station (NUWS) at Newport. Photo No. K-78235 Source: U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command |
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USS IX 306 (IX 306) In later service on the Navy's AUTEC (Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center) range with an upgraded crane forward to handle items over the side, including targets simulating opposing submarines that were to be engaged by participating submarines and then recovered. The new crane displaced her original cargo mast but she probably retained her torpedo tube to starboard. Photo No. Unknown Source: U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command (L-file) |
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