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NH 105644 USS Catlin

Photo #: NH 105644 USS Catlin
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Title: USS Catlin
Description: (AP-19) The former S.S. and USS George Washington at the Philadelphia Navy Yard in a photo dated 17 March 1941, just after being delivered from the Maritime Commission Reserve Fleet at no cost to the Navy for use as a Navy transport. She had been commissioned as USS Catlin (AP-19) a few days previously but was found unsuitable for Navy use and was decommissioned in September 1941. After reconstruction with one smokestack she served as the Army transport USAT George Washington. Donation of Captain Stephen S. Roberts, USNR (Retired), 2008. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 105644
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