Photo #: NH 99971
S.S. Charlton Hall (American Freighter, 1907)
In port, circa 1918.
Built in 1907 at Port Glasgow, Scotland, and owned in 1918 by
U.S. Steel Products Company of New York, this steamship was acquired
by the Navy on 10 June 1918 and placed in commission on 14 June
as USS Charlton Hall (ID # 1359). She was transferred
to the U.S. Shipping Board for return to her owners on 3 February
1919.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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