Photo #: NH 103541
S.S. Eastern Queen (American Freighter, 1918)
In port, possibly on 22 July 1918, when she was inspected by
the Thirteenth Naval District.
Built by the Kawasaki Dockyard Company of Kobe, Japan, as Tofuku
Maru, this steamer was renamed Eastern Queen when
acquired by U.S. Shipping Board. The ship was transferred to
the Navy on 19 October 1918 and placed in commission on 26 October
as USS Eastern Queen (ID # 3406). She was decommissioned
and returned to the Shipping Board on 19 April 1919.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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