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U.S. NAVAL TORPEDO STATION.
U.S. Naval Torpedo Station, Alexandria, Virginia. Men and women work 24 hours a day turning weapons out. Each has its own engine, packs hundreds of pounds of explosives and costs $12,000. Shown: Fuel flasks are soldered by a workman for submarine type “tin fish”. Photographed received January 14, 1944. (National Museum of U.S. Navy)