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Photo # NH 101799:  USS Lucille Ross, circa 1917-19

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USS Lucille Ross (SP-1211), 1917-1919.

USS Lucille Ross, a wooden steam tug of 49 gross tons, was built in 1893 at Baltimore, Maryland, for civilian employment. The Navy chartered her in April 1917 and placed her in commission for World War I service. She operated in the Fifth Naval District, based at Norfolk, Virginia, on patrol, inspection, lighthouse support and towing duties. Lucille Ross was returned to her owners in June 1919.

This page features our only view of USS Lucille Ross.

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Photo #: NH 101799

USS Lucille Ross (SP-1211)


Photographed circa 1917-19.
Built in 1893, she was chartered and placed in commission by the Navy in April 1917.

The original print is in National Archives' Record Group 19-LCM.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

Online Image: 67KB; 740 x 475 pixels

 


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