The Snapshots in Time Collection
Shipboard Machine Shop: Sailors Operating a Metal Lathe Aboard USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80)
Sailors aboard the escort carrier USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80) operate a lathe in the ship's machine shop. Onboard machine shops allowed crews to fabricate and repair critical parts at sea, keeping aircraft and shipboard systems operational far from home port during World War II Pacific operations. Project: 218459