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805 KIDDER BREESE SE -- WASHINGTON NAVY YARD
WASHINGTON DC 20374-5060
Online Library of Selected Images:
-- CIVILIAN SHIPS --
Oneida (American Steam Yacht, 1897)
Oneida, a 552 gross ton steam yacht, was built Harlan
& Hollingsworth of Wilmington, Delaware, in 1897. Twenty years
later, in July 1917 she was ordered taken by the U.S. Navy for
World War I service in foreign waters and was given the identification
number SP-432. However, this plan was not carried out and Oneida
remained in private hands.
This page features the only views we have concerning the
steam yacht Oneida of 1897.
Click on the small photograph to prompt
a larger view of the same image.
Photo #: NH 103550
Oneida (American Steam Yacht, 1897)
Photographed prior to World War I.
In July 1917 this yacht was ordered taken over for World War
I Navy service, however this action was cancelled and she remained
in civilian hands. Oneida was assigned the Navy registry
number SP-432.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
Online Image: 64KB; 740 x 490 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 102073
Oneida (American Steam Yacht, 1897)
Laid up, prior to World War I.
Built by Harlan and Hollingsworth at Wilmington, Delaware, this
yacht was ordered taken over for U.S. Navy service abroad on
14 July 1917 and assigned the identification number SP-432. However,
these orders were cancelled on 27 September 1917 without any
action being taken. The photograph, showing Oneida without
her funnel, suggests that she was in poor condition, and thus
unsuitable for Navy use.
The original print is in National Archives' Record Group 19-LCM.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
Online Image: 64KB; 740 x 435 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 102074
Oneida (American Steam Yacht, 1897)
Laid up alongside a smaller yacht, prior to World War I.
Oneida was ordered taken over for U.S. Navy service abroad
on 14 July 1917 and assigned the identification number SP-432.
However, these orders were cancelled on 27 September 1917. The
photograph, showing her without a smokestack, suggests that she
was in poor condition, and thus unsuitable for Navy use.
The original print is in National Archives' Record Group 19-LCM.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
Online Image: 71KB; 740 x 465 pixels |
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Page made 16 July 2002
New image added 23 February 2006