Photo #: NH 102159
Turbese (American steam yacht, 1882)
Photographed in port, prior to World War I.
Built in 1882 and initially named Sophia, then Empress,
this yacht was lengthened in 1902 and renamed Onondaga,
then Turbese and Reposo II. She was acquired by
the Navy on 12 May 1917 and commissioned three days later as
USS Reposo II (SP-198). Stricken from the Navy list on
16 December 1918, she was sold on 8 August 1919.
The original print is in National Archives' Record Group 19-LCM.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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