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NH 104071 S.S. Gold Shell

Photo #: NH 104071 S.S. Gold Shell
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Title: S.S. Gold Shell
Description: (American Tanker, 1916) Possibly photographed on 10 August 1917, when she was inspected by the Third Naval District. She was already USS Gold Shell (ID # 3021) by that date. Built in 1916 by Harlan and Hollingsworth of Wilmington, Delaware, this ship was chartered by the Navy for World War I service and placed in commission on 8 August 1917. She was decommissioned on 5 March 1919 and returned to her owner, the Shell Oil Company. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 104071
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