Photo #: NH 107087
USS Charleston (Cruiser # 22)
Bags of coal on the ship's quarter deck, during her fourth trans-Atlantic trip, 1918. The extra coal was needed to extend her steaming range.
Note the 6"/50 gun in the foreground.
The original photo is printed on "AZO" post card stock.
Donation of Dr. Mark Kulikowski, 2010.
U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
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