Commander Patrick J. Hannifin, prospective blue Commanding Officer is to left of Commander Lando W. Zech, Jr., prospective gold Commanding Officer [on deck of Polaris submarine U.S.S. Lafayette] – Antique Print
![Commander Patrick J. Hannifin, prospective blue Commanding Officer is to left of Commander Lando W. Zech, Jr., prospective gold Commanding Officer [on deck of Polaris submarine U.S.S. Lafayette], 1962 — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/b9/b9afd33dfc3d-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Commander Patrick J. Hannifin, prospective blue Commanding Officer is to left of Commander Lando W. Zech, Jr., prospective gold Commanding Officer [on deck of Polaris submarine U.S.S. Lafayette]. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Commander Patrick J. Hannifin, prospective blue Commanding Officer is to left of Commander Lando W. Zech, Jr., prospective gold Commanding Officer [on deck of Polaris submarine U.S.S. Lafayette]
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Two prospective commanders stand together on the deck of the submarine U.S.S. Lafayette, one designated for the blue crew and the other for the gold crew. The pairing reflects the Polaris program's practice of splitting each boat's personnel into two crews that alternated long patrols, so one crew could be at sea while the other was ashore. Lafayette was a fleet ballistic missile submarine built at the General Dynamics Electric Boat yard in Groton, Connecticut, which made this 1962 photograph. It captures the command assignments being settled before the boat entered service.
| Created / published | 1962 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Photographic prints 1960-1970. |
| Notes | Photograph by General Dynamics, Groton, Conn. No. P2103-1. |
| Subjects | Hannifin, Patrick J. Zech, Lando William,--1923- United States.--Navy--People--1960-1970. Submarines--1960-1970. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,240 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-161217 |
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