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NH 101739 GYPSUM QUEEN (U.S. Tug, 1890)

GYPSUM QUEEN (U.S. Tug, 1890)
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Title: GYPSUM QUEEN (U.S. Tug, 1890)
Caption: GYPSUM QUEEN (U.S. Tug, 1890) shown with the markings of her owners, J.B. King and Co. of New York, before her Naval service in World War I. This tug, launched in 1890, was acquired by the Navy on September 17, 1917 and commissioned on December 4, 1917 as USS GYPSUM QUEEN (SP-430). On April 28, 1919 she struck a rock near Brest, France, and sank.
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Catalog #: NH 101739
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
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After this Year: 1914
Before this Year: 1918
Original Medium: BW Photo
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