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Online Library of Selected Images:
-- U.S. NAVY SHIPS --
USS Hermes (1918-1926)
USS Hermes, a 340-ton patrol craft, was originally a
German-flag auxiliary schooner built in Oakland, California, in
1914. Seized at Honolulu after the United States entered World
War I, she was placed in Navy service and formally commissioned
in April 1918. Hermes operated on anti-submarine patrols
in the Hawaiian Islands, and in August-October 1918 made a cruise
through the islands northwest of Hawaii. Ordered placed out of
commission in January 1919, she was subsequently used by the territorial
goverment of Hawaii and as an auxiliary by the Pacific Air Detachment
until sold in October 1926.
This page features our only views of USS Hermes.
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a larger view of the same image.
Photo #: NH 101786
USS Hermes (1918-1926)
At Pearl Harbor, circa 1918. Ships in the background are USS
Monadnock (BM-3) and probably USS Navajo (1908-1948).
This auxiliary schooner, built in 1914, was formerly a German
vessel. Taken over at Honolulu under an executive order on 27
September 1917, she was soon put into service and formally commissioned
on 1 April 1918 as USS Hermes. She was sold on 21 October
1926.
The original print is in National Archives' Record Group 19-LCM.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
Online Image: 75KB; 740 x 525 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 101785
USS Hermes (1918-1926)
At Pearl Harbor, circa 1918. Ships in the background are USS
Monadnock (BM-3) and probably USS Navajo (1908-1948).
This auxiliary schooner, built in 1914, was formerly a German
vessel. Taken over at Honolulu under an executive order on 27
September 1917, she was soon put into service and formally commissioned
on 1 April 1918 as USS Hermes. She was sold on 21 October
1926.
The original print is in National Archives' Record Group 19-LCM.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
Online Image: 78KB; 515 x 765 pixels |
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