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NH 102050 Nahunta

Photo #: NH 102050 Nahunta
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Title: Nahunta
Description: (American Barge, 1866) Photographed prior to her World War I naval service. Formerly named West Point, this seagoing iron coal barge was originally built as a merchant sailing vessel. She was commissioned by the Navy as USS Nahunta on 8 August 1917. Stricken on 13 June 1919, she was sold on 2 October 1919. Nahunta had no Navy registry number. The original print is in National Archives' Record Group 19-LCM. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 102050
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