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Photo # NH 101352:  USS Gratitude during World War I, probaby in the vicinity of Hampton Roads, Virginia

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USS Gratitude (ID # 3054), 1918-1919

Gratitude, a 214 gross ton harbor freight and passenger steamer, was built at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1880. In April 1918 she was acquired by the Navy from Bennett's North Carolina Line of Norfolk, Virginia, and given registry ID # 3054. Following several months' service in the vicinity of Hampton Roads, Virginia, with a civilian crew, she was given a Navy crew in October 1918 and continued her work supporting Fifth Naval District facilities and Navy ships. USS Gratitude was returned to her owner in mid-September 1919.

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Photo #: NH 99470

USS Gratitude
(ID # 3054)

In port, possibly in the Norfolk, Virginia, area when she was inspected by the Fifth Naval District on 11 June 1918.
Note that she has several Sailors on board.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

Online Image: 77KB; 740 x 420 pixels

 
Photo #: NH 101352

USS Gratitude
(ID # 3054)

Serving as a supply boat during World War I, with a large number of Sailors on board. This photograph was possibly taken from USS Iowa (Battleship # 4) in the Hampton Roads area, Virginia, in 1918. A steam launch from Iowa is in the foreground.
Built in 1880, this coastal passenger steamer placed in commission on 1 April 1918 and returned to her owner on 15 September 1919.

Collection of Commander Haines H. Lippincott, USN (Chaplains Corps).

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

Online Image: 82KB; 740 x 440 pixels

 


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