Newspaper Articles about Navy Day, Chester, Penna. 1945
Philadelphia Evening Post  F4
Sun., 28 Oct 1945

POLICE SEE SUBMARINE;
RAISED FUNDS FOR IT

40 from here Inspect USS Sabalo at Chester

     Forty Philadelphia policemen, members of the Fraternal Order of Police No. 5, this afternoon inspected the submarine USS Sabalo, moored at the Ford Motor Co. pier in Chester.
     Police made construction of the submarine possible, by raising money equal to its cost during the Fourth War Loan.  The vessel was launched at Cramp's shipyard on June 4, 1944.  It was brought to Chester on Thursday [25 Oct 1945], to be part of Chester's Navy Day celebration.
     The inspection tour was directed by Walter Krolovich, president of F.O.P. No. 5, and members of the Labor Squad, headed by Captain Richard Doyle, participated.  The ship was built in memory of George H. Muhs, a member of the Labor Squad, killed in action early in the war.



Tue., 30 Oct 1945

2 Warships Here Visited by 39,000 in 3 Days

     An estimated 39,000 persons visited the submarine Sabalo and the auxillary Rogers Blood, over a three-day period.
     The vessels, docked at the Ford Motor Co. pier, arrived in Chester last Thursday, and are scheduled to leave today.
     The warships first were opened to the public on Saturday, Navy Day, when 7,000 made a tour of inspection.  The greatest crowd, 25,000, was reported Sunday, and visiting fell off to 7,000 yesterday.



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