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NH 42410 USS Plattsburg

Photo #: NH 42410 USS Plattsburg
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Title: USS Plattsburg
Description: (ID # 1645) At Brest, France, 23 September 1918. Built in 1888 as the passenger liner City of New York and later renamed New York, this ship briefly served as USS Harvard between 26 April and 2 September 1898. On 9 May 1918, following employment as a civilian-operated troop transport, S.S. New York was chartered by the Navy and, on 24 May 1918, placed in commission as USS Plattsburg. She was returned to her owners on 6 October 1919. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 42410
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