bow, boilers, hull plates & ribs
Notice the American flags painted on the hull. America was still neutral in World War II when the Essex was lost.
American Shad
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Alosa sapidissima
Size: to 30" and over 9 pounds
Habitat: coastal and estuarine waters
Notes:
Oceanic adult herrings spend their days deep and come up to the shallows at night to feed, so you are not very likely to see them. Small ones may be more commonly found in inshore waters. Sometimes the marinas and inlets are full of tiny immature herrings known as "Peanuts." Saltwater herrings ascend rivers to spawn. All herrings are primarily filter-feeders, although larger ones may also be predatory on small fishes, squids, and other prey.
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