Skip to main content

Naval History and Heritage Command

NH 102576 USS Yacona

Photo #: NH 102576 USS Yacona
Download Image:
Low (PNG, 319x319px, 53KB)
Med (JPEG, 1280x1280px, 162KB)
High (TIFF, 4238x3058px, 12MB)
Title: USS Yacona
Description: (SP-617) At the Boston Navy Yard, Massachusetts, circa December 1917, painted in pattern camouflage. Built in 1898 and previously named Cem and Amelia, the steam yacht Yacona was acquired by the Navy on 29 September 1917 and commissioned on 10 December 1917. She was transferred to the Government of the Philippines on 27 July 1921. Yacht Isabel, then being prepared for service as USS Isabel (SP-521), is on the other side of the pier from Yacona. Steamers in the background are Aroostook (ID # 1256, formerly S.S. Bunker Hill) and Massachusetts, which became USS Shawmut (ID # 1255). The original photograph is in Record Group 19-LCM in the National Archives. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 102576
Related Content
Topic
Document Type
  • Photograph
Wars & Conflicts
Navy Communities
File Formats
  • Image (gif, jpg, tiff)
Location of Archival Materials
Author Name
Place of Event
Recipient Name