Photo #: NH 105922-KN (color)
S.S. Sturgeon Bay (American freighter, 1918)
Color-tinted photograph of the ship at Green Bay, Wisconsin,
probably in 1918 shortly after completion. She is painted in
World War I "dazzle" camouflage. Printed on a post
card published by the Green Bay Post Card Co., of Green Bay.
This wooden-hulled cargo ship was soon modified for use by the
U. S. Shipping Board's Recruiting Service and then served as
a Naval Reserve training ship, USS Sturgeon Bay (IX-27),
from 1921 to 1928.
Donation of Captain Stephen S. Roberts, USNR (Retired), 2008.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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