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NH 105922-KN S.S. Sturgeon Bay

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Title: S.S. Sturgeon Bay
Description: S.S. Sturgeon Bay (American freighter, 1918) Color-tinted photograph of the ship at Green Bay, Wisconsin, probably in 1918 shortly after completion. She is painted in World War I dazzle camouflage. Printed on a post card published by the Green Bay Post Card Co., of Green Bay. This wooden-hulled cargo ship was soon modified for use by the U. S. Shipping Board's Recruiting Service and then served as a Naval Reserve training ship, USS Sturgeon Bay (IX-27), from 1921 to 1928. Donation of Captain Stephen S. Roberts, USNR (Retired), 2008. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 105922-KN
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