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NH 89980 S.S. RION (U.S.S.R. Merchant Cargo Ship, 1931--?)

S.S. RION (U.S.S.R. Merchant Cargo Ship, 1931--?)
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Title: S.S. RION (U.S.S.R. Merchant Cargo Ship, 1931--?)
Caption: The Soviet Freighter RION at San Francisco, California, during World War II. The high crow's nest assisted in finding channels in ice. The ship astern is the USSR tanker No. I or tanker No. 2. RION was not reported in foreign trade after 1950 although she probably continued in coastal service.
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Catalog #: NH 89980
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
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After this Year: 1939
Before this Year: 1945
Original Medium: BW Photo
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