Photo #: NH 102737
Steam lighters George H. Johnson (center) and Catherine
Johnson (left)
Loading or unloading barrels while alongside an unidentified
freighter prior to World War I.
Photographed by W.L. Drummond, 72 Wall Street, New York.
These two lighters were owned by the T. Johnson Company of New
York City. Both were inspected in 1917 for possible Navy service,
receiving (respectively) the registry numbers SP-379 and SP-390.
Only Catherine Johnson was taken over by the Navy, becoming
Freight Lighter # 161 and later YF-161 and YC-660.
Note the two-masted schooner in the right distance.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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