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Photo #  NH 2644:  Schooner Alexander Agassiz after her capture by USS Vicksburg, March 1918


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Alexander Agassiz (Auxiliary Schooner, in service 1918)

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.

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Photo #: NH 2644

Schooner Alexander Agassiz


Photographed at the time of her capture by USS Vicksburg (Gunboat # 11) off Mazatlan, Mexico, 17 March 1918. She was suspected of being a potential German raider or contraband carrier.
The prize crew is seen here going aboard. USS SC-302 is in the background.
Note the Sailor on deck amidships, holding a rifle.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

Online Image: 116KB; 740 x 565 pixels

 
Photo #: NH 43113

USS Vicksburg
(Gunboat # 11)

German prisoners under guard on board the ship. They had been captured on the schooner Alexander Agassiz off Mazatlan, Mexico, 17 March 1918.
Note M1903 "Springfield" rifle, with bayonet, held by the Sailor at left.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

Online Image: 130KB; 740 x 565 pixels

 


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