Even at sea, grooming standards were maintained. This photograph shows the shipboard barbershop aboard USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80), a Casablanca-class escort carrier that served in the Pacific during World War II. Below-decks barbershops like this one provided sailors a brief respite from their duties and a place to socialize, while exposed piping and tight quarters underscore the compact, utilitarian design of escort carriers built rapidly for wartime service. Project: 218431