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NH 895 USS SCHURZ (ex-GEIER, German ship)

USS SCHURZ (ex-GEIER, German ship)
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Title: USS SCHURZ (ex-GEIER, German ship)
Caption: Sinking after collision off Cape Lookout, 21 June 1918. Photo taken by Robert McLean of Chicago, copyright International Film Service. Note by historian: "This ship looks nothing like SMS GEIER. This may be a view of SS FLORIDA, which rammed SCHURTZ amidships. The ship in this photo has a crushed bow."
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Catalog #: NH 895
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
Original Creator: Photo by Robert McLean, copyright International Film Service.
Original Date: Fri, Jun 21, 1918
After this Year: 1910
Before this Year: 1919
Original Medium: BW Photo
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