Photo #: NH 104071
S.S. Gold Shell (American Tanker, 1916)
Possibly photographed on 10 August 1917, when she was inspected
by the Third Naval District. She was already USS Gold Shell
(ID # 3021) by that date.
Built in 1916 by Harlan and Hollingsworth of Wilmington, Delaware,
this ship was chartered by the Navy for World War I service and
placed in commission on 8 August 1917. She was decommissioned
on 5 March 1919 and returned to her owner, the Shell Oil Company.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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