Photo #: NH 104505-A
Honolulu, Hawaii Territory
Sailors watering down the site of a ceremony on a Honolulu pier,
during the Pacific Fleet armored cruisers' visit there, circa
September-October 1909.
The ship-like object in the immediate background, bearing the
name "U.S.S. Honolulu", is a mock-up prepared for the
festivities. USS Tennessee (Armored Cruiser # 10) is in
the left background.
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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