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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).

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

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Image posted 9 October 2004
Caption corrected 18 December 2005