Photo #: NH 45741
Kronprinzessin Cecilie
(German Passenger Liner, 1906)
Entering Bar Harbor, Maine, in August 1914, shortly after the
outbreak of World War I. She is wearing the funnel colors of
the British White Star Line to deceive British cruisers.
Seized by the U.S. Government in April 1917, Kronprinzessin
Cecilie served as USS Mount Vernon from July 1917
until September 1919.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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