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Online Library of Selected Images -- Photo Albums --
(Naval History and Heritage Command Lot # S-582)

USS Arkansas (Battleship # 33) Photo Album:
"Our European Cruise. October 25th, to December 15th, 1913" --
Front Cover and Pages 1-9


This page provides textual information, thumbnails, and links to larger images concerning the front cover and pages 1 through 9 of a photo album covering USS Arkansas' visit to the Mediterranean in October-December 1913.

For introductory information on this album, see:

  • USS Arkansas (Battleship # 33) Photo Album: "Our European Cruise. October 25th, to December 15th, 1913" -- General Description.

    To quickly locate relevant entries: use "Ctrl-f" to open the "FIND" dialog box, type in the subject word(s) you want and click "find next".

    Click on the small photograph to prompt a larger view of the same image.

    Left: Front Cover
  • This album's front cover is of very dark green fabric, embossed (in gold in the upper left of its exterior): "Photographs". It has no other markings on its exterior or interior.

    Right: Page 1
  • USS Arkansas in harbor, circa October 1913, with text extolling the virtues of the ship, her Officers and her men.
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    Left: Page 2 (reverse of page 1)
  • Upper photo: After twelve-inch guns of USS Arkansas firing during target practice, circa October 1913.
  • Lower photo: Rear Admiral Cameron McR. Winslow, Commanding the First Division, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, on board USS Arkansas.

    Right: Page 3
  • Captain Roy C. Smith, Commanding Officer of USS Arkansas.
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    Left: Page 4 (reverse of page 3)
  • Upper photo: Ships of the Atlantic Fleet in Hampton Roads, Virginia, October 1913.
  • Lower photo: Bringing provisions (including cases of Libby's pork and beans) on board USS Arkansas, October 1913.

    Right: Page 5
  • Upper photo: Coaling USS Arkansas, October 1913.
  • Lower photo: Recruits board USS Arkansas from a tug, by way of a coal barge, October 1913.
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    Left: Page 6 (reverse of page 5)
  • Upper photo: Rear Admiral C.J. Boush, Commander Third Division, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, visits USS Arkansas, October 1913.
  • Lower photo: Assistant Secretary of the Navy Franklin D. Roosevelt visits USS Arkansas, October 1913.
    Note the text's very prescient comment concerning Mr. Roosevelt.

    Right: Page 7
  • Upper photo: U.S. Navy collier (either Jason or Orion) steams out of Hampton Roads, Virginia, October 1913.
  • Lower photo: Atlantic Fleet battleships steam out of Hampton Roads, October 1913, seen from the masthead of USS Arkansas. Nearest ship is Utah, followed immediately by Florida and Delaware.
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    Left: Page 8 (reverse of page 7)
  • Upper photo: Fortress Monroe, by Hampton Roads, Virginia, October 1913.
  • Lower photo: USS Dolphin off the Virginia Capes, signalling "Good Bye, pleasant voyage" to Atlantic Fleet ships bound for the Mediterranean, 25 October 1913.

    Right: Page 9
  • Upper photo: Battleships of the Atlantic Fleet en route to the Mediterranean, October 1913. Seen from USS Arkansas, with USS Utah at left.
  • Lower photo: Crewmen dancing and relaxing on board USS Arkansas, while en route to the Mediterranean, October 1913.
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    NOTES:

  • To the best of our knowledge, the pictures referenced here are all in the Public Domain, and can therefore be freely downloaded and used for any purpose.

  • Some images linked from this page may bear obsolete credit lines citing the organization name: "Naval Historical Center". Effective 1 December 2008 the name should be cited as: "Naval History and Heritage Command".


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    Coding updated 22 April 2009