Photo #: NH 99704
"Watching the outcome of 19,000 Mex whaleboat race. Chefoo,
1923"
USS William B. Preston (DD-344) defeated USS Black
Hawk (AD-9) in this contest, with the sum of 19,000 Mexican
silver dollars being wagered by interested parties.
Destroyer in the right background appears to be USS Truxtun
(DD-229). Black Hawk is at left.
Collection of Lieutenant Commander Waldo B. McLeod, USN (Retired).
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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