Photo #: NH 102351
SS Vesta (Dutch Freighter, 1907)
In port during World War I, with a large Netherlands flag painted
on her hull to proclaim her neutral status.
This steamship was reported acquired and commissioned by the
U.S. Navy on 21 March 1918, but was in fact not taken over. She
was assigned the registry ID # 2506.
The original print is in National Archives' Record Group 19-LCM.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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