Alexander Agassiz, a small civilian auxiliary schooner, was active along the west coast of Mexico during the World War I era. On 17 March 1918 she was captured off Mazatlan by USS Vicksburg, whose Commanding Officer believed that she might be used by the enemy for hostile purposes. Among the fourteen people on board were five German civilians and some small arms and ammunition. Taken to San Diego for adjudication, Alexander Agassiz' seizure was disallowed by a prize court, which ordered that restitution be made to her owner.
This page features the only views we have related to the auxiliary schooner Alexander Agassiz.
If you want higher resolution reproductions than the digital images presented here, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions." |
Click on the small photograph to prompt a larger view of the same image.
If you want higher resolution reproductions than the digital images presented here, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions." |
Page made 15 February 2003