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Photo #: NH 53777
S.S. George Washington (ex-German Passenger Liner,
1908)
At the New York Navy Yard in the Summer of 1917, while fitting
out for U.S. Navy service. She was placed in commission as USS
George Washington (ID # 3018) in September.
The ship partially visible at right (seen bow-on) is Kaiser Wilhelm II, which soon became USS Agamemnon (ID # 3004).
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Image posted 9 October 2004
Caption corrected 18 December 2005