Photo #: NH 42416
German Passenger Liners Kronprinz Wilhelm and
Prinz Eitel Friedrich (left)
Interned at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, on 26 March
1917, shortly before they were seized by the United States. They
are still flying the German flag, and German guns are visible
on Prinz Eitel Friedrich's stern.
During 1917-19, these ships respectively served as USS Von
Steuben (ID # 3017) and USS De Kalb (ID # 3010).
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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