I believe the above photo is of the USS Silversides. I was recently on the USS Pampanito in San Francisco and I saw a similar port on her as well; I had no idea what it was really for, only a guess. Maybe it is for ammunition transport after all. Regarding if it was a post war add on, I have no idea.
The USS Pampanito has a very nice virtual photo walk-through with 360... I was trying to locate the other side of said "port" inside her to no luck. No idea why i'm so curious... I've recently read "Thunder Below", and also the history of the USS Tang. Got me back into SH4...
Thanks all for the assistance!
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