The Snapshots in Time Collection

Sailors at Machinery Valve Station Aboard USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80), WWII

Sailors at Machinery Valve Station Aboard USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80), WWII

Sailors aboard the escort carrier USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80) operate valves within a shipboard machinery or damage control space during World War II. Photographs like this highlight the essential engineering and maintenance work that kept escort carriers running in support of Pacific Theater operations. Project: 218429