Photo #: NH 42437 USS Vester (SP-686) Photographed circa 1917-1919, probably in a Delaware River or Delaware Bay area port. Note the two 1-pounder guns mounted amidships and the sign on the building in the left background, advertising "The Best $3.30 Shoe". Built in 1876 as a menhaden fishing boat, Vester was taken over by the Navy on 24 May 1917 and placed in commission on 2 June. She was decommissioned on 15 May 1919 and sold on 15 January 1920. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph. Online Image: 131 KB; 900 x 755 pixels |
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Image posted 7 February 2011