Photo #: NH 41958
Cherokee (American Steam Yacht, 1903)
In a Northeastern harbor, prior to her U.S. Navy service. Though
painted grey, wearing a U.S. Ensign and Jack and with men on
deck in Navy-type uniforms, she is unarmed and unmarked. The
photograph may have been taken during Naval Coast Defense Reserve
exercises in 1916-1917.
This yacht was loaned to the Navy on 26 April 1917 and placed
in commission as USS Cherokee (SP-1104) on 1 May 1917.
She was decommissioned on 25 November 1918 and returned to her
owner on 17 February 1919.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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