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Photo #  NH 99224:  Crewman sweeping up on board the barge Bertell W. King, prior to World War I


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Bertell W. King (American Barge, 1901).
Had U.S. Navy service as Bertell W. King (ID # 3194) in 1918-1919

Bertell W. King, a 201 gross ton non-self-propelled barge, was built in 1901 at Perth Amboy, New Jersey. She was chartered by the Navy in June 1918, assigned the registry ID # 3194, and used for more than a year in the vicinity of New York Harbor. The barge was returned to her owner in October 1919.

This page features our only view of the barge Bertell W. King, which was used by the Navy as Bertell W. King (ID # 3194) in 1918-1919.


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Photo #: NH 99224

Bertell W. King
(American Barge, 1901)

In port prior to World War I, with a crewman sweeping up outside her deckhouse.
The Navy employed this barge as Bertell W. King (ID # 3194) in 1918-1919.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

Online Image: 56KB; 740 x 355 pixels

 


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