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NH 102519 USS Wendy

Photo #: NH 102519 USS Wendy
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Title: USS Wendy
Description: (SP-448) Underway during the World War I era. This former pleasure craft was acquired by the Navy on 1 July 1917 and placed in commission on 3 August. She was decommissioned and returned to her owner on 9 December 1918. Note Sailor manning her bow gun, a 1-pounder. Wendy's stern weapon is a Colt machine gun. She is flying a 48-star Jack on her starboard signal halliard. The original print is in National Archives' Record Group 19-LCM. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 102519
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