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NH 56933 Presentation of a bronze statue to USS Seattle

Photo #: NH 56933 Presentation of a bronze statue to USS Seattle
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Title: Presentation of a bronze statue to USS Seattle
Description: (Armored Cruiser # 11), 11 October 1919 M. Juserand, Ambassador of France to the United States, (center, with beard), in the office of Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels (second from left), during ceremonies in which the statue (seen at left) was presented on behalf of the city of Grasse, France, honoring Seattle as the first American warship escorting troopships to France after the United States entered World War I. The others present are Admiral Henry B. Wilson, USN, Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet (left); Rear Admiral Albert P. Niblack, USN, Assistant Chief of Naval Operations for Intelligence (center background); Rear Admiral Josiah S. McKean, USN, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (3rd from right); Capitaine de Fregate Saint Seans, French Naval Attache (2nd from right); and Commander Percy W. Foote, USN, Aide to the Secretary of the Navy (right). U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 56933
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