Independence, a 7898 gross ton freighter, was built at San Francisco, California, in 1918. She was taken over by the Navy soon after completion and placed in commission as USS Independence (ID # 3676) in mid-November 1918, a few days after the Armistice had ended World War I combat action. In January 1919 the ship made one voyage to England, with a cargo of food. She was decommissioned in March 1919 and returned to the United States Shipping Board. Extensively rebuilt in about 1930, she was the merchant ship City of Norfolk until 1940, when the Navy again acquired her. Converted to a transport, she served until 1946 as USS Neville (AP-16, later APA-9).
This page features our only views of USS Independence (ID # 3676) and the civilian freighter Independence.
For pictorial coverage of this ship during her service as
USS Neville, see:
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For pictorial coverage of this ship during her service as
USS Neville, see:
If you want higher resolution reproductions than the digital images presented here, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions." |
Page made 12 March 2002