Photo #: NH 102070
Old Colony (American Coastal Passenger Steamer, 1907)
Tied up in port, circa 1917.
Acquired by the Navy on 12 November 1917 for transfer to the
British Navy, she sailed from Boston, Massachusetts, on 16 November
as USS Old Colony (SP-1254). She was turned over to the
Royal Navy upon arrival in the United Kingdom and was commissioned
as HMS Old Colony in June 1918. She was sold in March
1920.
The original print is in National Archives' Record Group 19-LCM.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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