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Photo #: NH 105438

USS Nero
(1898-1922, later AC-17)

Enroute from Dutch Harbor to Cordova, Alaska, between 8 and 14 September 1912 during the 1912 Alaskan Radio Expedition.
The ship constructed a radio station at Cordova during September and October 1912. Note the details atop the bridge (amidships) island of this former British freighter.

Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

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Image posted 22 January 2008