Photo #: NH 99176
S.S. Fairmont (American Collier, 1918)
In port, probably soon after completion in early 1918.
Note her large open hatch covers and the small gun mounted at
her bow.
Built by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation at Camden, New
Jersey, this ship was taken over by the Navy in February 1918
and served as USS Fairmont (ID # 2429) until decommissioned
in February 1919. She was renamed Nebraskan while in commercial
service in 1922.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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