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NH 53760 USS Governor Russell (1898-99)

Photo #: NH 53760 USS Governor Russell (1898-99)
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Title: USS Governor Russell (1898-99)
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Description: Photographed in 1898. This Boston ferryboat was converted to a gunboat during the Spanish-American war. Damaged by a severe storm off the U.S. east coast in July 1898, she saw no service in the combat zone. Note 5/40 gun on her low forecastle deck. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 53760
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