Photo #: NH 86335
USS Vicksburg (Gunboat # 11)
Three members of the ship's crew, photographed by McMillan, Vallejo,
California, circa the early 1900s.
These men are (from left to right):
Machinist 2nd Class A.E. Flesher;
Shipfitter 2nd Class F.R. Shuster; and
Carpenter's Mate 2nd Class C.A. Kilwinski.
Note the painted backdrop behind them.
Courtesy of the Navy/Marine Corps Museum, Treasure Island, San
Francisco, California.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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Photo #: NH 50725
German Sailing Ships
Interned at Santa Rosalia, Mexico, during World War I.
Photographed by USS Vicksburg (Gunboat # 11).
These ships are (as numbered):
1. Walkure;
2. Adolph Vinnen;
3. Hans;
4. Orotava;
5. Reinbek;
6. Helwig Vinnen.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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Photo #: NH 50726
German Sailing Ships
Interned at Santa Rosalia, Mexico, during World War I.
Photographed by USS Vicksburg (Gunboat # 11).
These ships are (as numbered):
1. Wandsbek;
2. Egon;
3. Thielbek;
4. Adolf Vinnen;
5. Orotava;
6. Reinbek;
7. Hans.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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Photo #: NH 2644
Schooner Alexander Agassiz
Photographed at the time of her capture by USS Vicksburg
(Gunboat # 11) off Mazatlan, Mexico, 17 March 1918. She was suspected
of being a potential German raider or contraband carrier.
The prize crew is seen here going aboard. USS SC-302 is
in the background.
Note the Sailor on deck amidships, holding a rifle.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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Photo #: NH 43113
USS Vicksburg (Gunboat # 11)
German prisoners under guard on board the ship. They had been
captured on the schooner Alexander Agassiz off Mazatlan,
Mexico, 17 March 1918.
Note M1903 "Springfield" rifle, with bayonet, held
by the Sailor at left.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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