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NH 45084 Lorient, France

Photo #: NH 45084 Lorient, France
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Title: Lorient, France
Description: View taken on 4 July 1918, showing U.S. Navy minesweepers in the right center, alongside the dock at Base 19. The French Navy machinist school is at left. The inboard ship is a hulk, presumably an old French warship employed as a harbor support vessel. Minesweepers tied up outboard of it include (from left to right): USS Cahill (SP-493), USS Douglas (SP-313), USS Hinton (SP-485), USS Courtney (SP-375), and USS McNeal (SP-333). These former fishing vessels were originally known by their civilian names, respectively: Winfield S. Cahill, Otis W. Douglas, John B. Hinton, Warren J. Courtney and Kenneth L. McNeal. Though ordered shortened to surnames by a July 1917 Navy General Order, the longer names were often used afterwards. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 45084
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