Photo #: NH 54658
Prinz Eitel Friedrich (ex-German Passenger Liner,
1904)
Sailors on the pier at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania,
with items removed from the ship's hold, 20 April 1917, soon
after she was seized by the United States. Empty wine bottles
are specifically identified, in left center.
The ship, seen in the background, was refitted for U.S. Navy
service, renamed DeKalb and commissioned on 12 May 1917.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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