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NH 105482 USS Scorpion

Photo #: NH 105482 USS Scorpion
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Title: USS Scorpion
Description: (1898-1929, later PY-3) Dressed with flags, probably for an American holiday in about 1912. Location is probably in Turkish waters. Photographed by Ekmekdjian. A yacht-like British Royal Navy vessel is in the immediate background, also dressed with flags. The original image is printed on a post card published by R. Gailleminot, Bæspilug et Cie., Paris. It was postmarked on board Scorpion on 13 July 1912. See Photo # NH 105482-A-KN for a view of the reverse of the original post card. Donation of Dr. Mark Kulikowski, 2008. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 105482
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