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Photo # NH 103074:  USS Kerowlee, possibly at Danzig, Germany, circa April-June 1919

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USS Kerowlee (1918-1919)

USS Kerowlee , a 3550 gross ton cargo ship, was built in 1901 at South Shields, England, as a commercial freighter. For some of her pre-World War I career she was named Campania. In late 1917, while Kerowlee was owned by the Kerr Navigation Corporation of New York, the ship was chartered by the U.S. Army to support its forces in Europe. In mid-October 1918 the Navy took her over, placing her in commission for operation on Army account. For the next five months, Kerowlee transported coal and supplies between ports in England and France. In the spring of 1919 she steamed to Danzig, Germany, with a cargo of food, and in July she carried Army cargo back to the U.S. from France. USS Kerowlee was decommissioned in August 1919 and transferred to the U.S. Shipping Board for return to her owner.

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Photo #: NH 103074

USS Kerowlee
(1918-1919)

In port, possibly at Danzig, Germany, while employed carrying foodstuffs between France and Germany, circa April-June 1919.
Note the small steamer partially visible in the right foreground, with "Johannes Jck. Danzig" written on its paddle-wheel box.
The original image is printed on postal card stock.

Donation of Dr. Mark Kulikowski, 2005.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

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