Photo #: NH 105253
S.S. Virginia (Greek/American Freighter, 1917)
This freighter was built on the Great Lakes in 1917 as S.S. Lakeside
and served in the U.S. Navy from January 1918 to March 1919 as
USS Lakeside (ID # 2158). She was in commercial service
under the name Virginia from 1932 until scrapped in 1953.
Her owner during this period was Greek, and her name is rendered
here on the bow in both Latin and Cyrillic letters.
Donation of Captain Stephen S. Roberts, USNR (Retired), 2007.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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