Photo #: NH 42548
USS Nahma (SP-771)
Photographed by Herman Whitaker while at anchor, circa 1917-1918.
She was a former yacht, built in 1897 and leased to the Navy
for $1.00 a year on 21 June 1917. One of the largest yachts
to serve in the U.S. Navy, she had extensive service in European
waters before being decommissioned on 19 July 1919.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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