Photo #: NH 104500
Mare Island Navy Yard, California
Three armored cruisers alongside the Navy Yard waterfront, circa
mid-1909.
The ship in the right center, flying an Admiral's flag from her
mainmast peak, is probably USS West Virginia (Armored
Cruiser # 5), the Pacific Fleet flagship.
Photo from the 1909-1924 album of Vice Admiral Olaf M. Hustvedt,
USN (Retired), who was a Midshipman in USS West Virginia
at the time this image was made. Courtesy of Rick Hauck, 2006.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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