Skip to main content

Naval History and Heritage Command

NH 102631 Helvetia

Photo #: NH 102631 Helvetia
Download Image:
Low (PNG, 319x319px, 58KB)
Med (JPEG, 1280x1280px, 204KB)
High (TIFF, 4264x3130px, 13MB)
Title: Helvetia
Description: (U.S. Schooner, 1905) Probably photographed in July 1918, when she was inspected and acquired for the U.S. Navy as USS Helvetia (SP-3096). Intended to serve as a decoy to lure German U-boats within torpedo range of U.S. submarines operating nearby, Helvetia was operationally deployed but never encountered the enemy. Copied from an SP data card held by the Naval History and Heritage Command's Ships' Histories Branch, 1991. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 102631
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