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Online Library of Selected Images:
-- CIVILIAN SHIPS --
Willoughby (Ferry Steamer, 1903).
Originally named Augustus J. Phillips.
Served as USS Willoughby (ID # 2129) in 1918-1919
Willoughby, a 147 gross ton ferry steamer, was built
in 1903 at South Rondout, New York. Her original name, Augustus
J. Phillips, had been changed by February 1918 when she was
chartered by the U.S. Navy and placed in commission as USS Willoughby
(ID # 2129). For the rest of World War I, and for nearly a year
after the November 1918 Armistice, she operated in the waters
of the Fifth Naval District, probably in the vicinity of Norfolk,
Virginia. Willoughby was returned to her owner, the Chesapeake
Ferry Company of Portsmouth, Virginia, in September 1919.
This page features all the views we have concerning the
ferry Willoughby, which was USS Willoughby (ID #
2129) in 1918-1919.
Click on the small photograph to prompt
a larger view of the same image.
Photo #: NH 102568
Willoughby (American Ferry, 1903)
Photographed circa 1918, probably in the vicinity of Hampton
Roads, Virginia.
Previously named Augustus J. Phillips, this ferry steamer
was placed in commission on 8 February 1918 as USS Willoughby
(SP-2129). She was returned to her owner, the Chesapeake Ferry
Company of Portsmouth, Virginia, on 26 September 1919.
The original photograph is in Record Group 19-LCM in the National
Archives.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
Online Image: 51KB; 740 x 475 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 99589
Willoughby (American Ferry Steamer, 1903)
In port, circa 1918.
This ferry, based at Portsmouth, Virginia, was leased by the
Navy for World War I service and served as USS Willoughby
(SP-2129) from February 1918 to September 1919.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
Online Image: 61KB; 740 x 505 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 102567
Willoughby (American Ferry, 1903)
In port, circa 1918, probably in the vicinity of Norfolk, Virginia.
Previously named Augustus J. Phillips, this ferry steamer
was placed in commission on 8 February 1918 as USS Willoughby
(SP-2129). She was returned to her owner, the Chesapeake Ferry
Company of Portsmouth, Virginia, on 26 September 1919.
The original photograph is in Record Group 19-LCM in the National
Archives.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
Online Image: 56KB; 740 x 480 pixels |
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