Barge # 6, an 86' 3" wooden barge, was owned by E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co., of Wilmington, Delaware. On 16 October 1918 she was inspected by the Fifth Naval District for possible Navy service and assigned the registry ID # 3373. Barge # 6 was ordered taken over on 26 October 1918 and purchased later in the year. Renamed Freight Lighter # 148, she was in service at Indian Head, Maryland, in October 1919.
This page features our only view of Barge # 6, which became the U.S. Navy's Freight Lighter # 148.
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Page made 22 May 2004