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Photo #: NH 99513
S.S. Kentuckian (American Freighter, 1910)
Navy Armed Guard gun crew poses by the ship's 5"/51 gun,
circa 1917-1918.
Note inscription on the gun's sight bar: "for S.S. Kentuckian".
This ship served as USS Kentuckian (ID # 1544) in 1919.
Courtesy of Don S. Montgomery, USN (Retired).
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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