Photo #: NH 103557
USS Santa Paula (ID # 1590)
Reception committee waits as the ship prepares to dock at the
conclusion of a voyage bringing troops home from St. Nazaire,
France, circa March-July 1919. Location is Pier No. 3, Bush Terminal,
Brooklyn, New York.
The ship whose upper works are visible on the opposite side of
the pier is probably USS Walter A. Luckenbach (ID # 3171).
Donation of Dr. Mark Kulikowski, 2006.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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